Meanings
adjectivepreaggressive (not comparable)
- not comparableLeading up to aggression.
Many individuals engage in behaviors that occur just before full-blown aggression or violence. Examples of common preaggressive behaviors include restlessness, pacing, […]
2016, Patrick W. Corrigan, Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, page 260
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