adj
Meaning 1
Angry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Colloquial Variant guide
aggro
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæɡ.ɹəʊ/
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rhymes with -æɡɹəʊ
adj
Meaning 2
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, slang
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adj
Meaning 3
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Of a deck, designed for aggressive play that seeks to defeat the opponent in the early stages of the game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Of a player, favoring such decks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, slang
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adj
Meaning 5
Hardcore, aggressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, US, slang
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Aggravation; bother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, slang, uncountable
Examples
- Move along, lads; we don't want any aggro.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A measure of a player's level of belligerence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
Topics: games, gaming
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noun
Meaning 9
Hostile attention from an enemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
Topics: games, gaming
Examples
- You just pulled aggro off the tank and wiped the raid.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
To become aggressive towards the player's character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, slang
Topics: games, gaming
Examples
- They'll aggro on you if you get too close.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deaggro
verb
Meaning 11
To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
Topics: games, gaming
Examples
- I aggroed the dragon by stealing from its hoard, and it killed me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deaggro
noun
Meaning 12
(informal British usage) aggravation or aggression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I skipped it because it was too much aggro
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aggravation, irritation, provocation
History
Etymology
From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: irritar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- French: provoquer — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Italian: provocare — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Italian: aggravare — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Portuguese: agravar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Portuguese: provocar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Portuguese: abusar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Russian: а́грить (ágritʹ) — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Spanish: provocar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Spanish: agravar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one
- Spanish: irritar — to make a non-player character hostile towards one