Meanings
nounhyperaggression (uncountable)
- uncountableAn excessive degree of aggression
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
- Latingradior
- Latinaggredior
- Latinaggressiō
- Middle Frenchaggression
- Englishaggression
- Englishhyperaggression
From hyper- + aggression.
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hyperaggression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaggression
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“hyperaggression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaggression. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperaggression,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaggression.
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