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nonaggression

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

an absence of aggression

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a policy of not initiating hostilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they signed a nonaggression pact

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foreign policy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ghredh-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression English nonaggression From non- + aggression.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: no-agressió — a lack of aggression
  • Finnish: väkivallattomuus — a lack of aggression
  • Finnish: hyökkäämättömyys — a lack of aggression
  • French: non-agression — a lack of aggression
  • Irish: neamhionsaitheacht — a lack of aggression
  • Irish: neamhionsaí — a lack of aggression
  • Italian: non belligeranza — a lack of aggression
  • Polish: nieagresja — a lack of aggression
  • Portuguese: não agressão — a lack of aggression