hyperaggressive
English
Etymology
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From hyper- + aggressive.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
Adjective
hyperaggressive (comparative more hyperaggressive, superlative most hyperaggressive)
- Extremely aggressive
- 2007 April 15, David Rieff, “Battle Over the Banlieues”, in The New York Times Magazine[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 November 2025:
- A lot of this was bravado, of course, friends showing off for friends in the disaffected, hyperaggressive macho style that now predominates among France’s disenfranchised suburban young.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upér
- English terms prefixed with hyper-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰredʰ-
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