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pillage vs aggression

aggression vs pillage

pillage and aggression both are nouns.

pillage is a verb but aggression is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pillage Yes No Yes No
aggression Yes No No No
As nouns, aggression is a hypernym of pillage; that is, aggression is a word with a broader meaning than pillage:
  • pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  • aggression: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Other hypernyms of pillage include hostility.
pillage (noun) aggression (noun)
the act of stealing valuable things from a place violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
goods or money obtained illegally deliberately unfriendly behavior
the act of initiating hostilities
a disposition to behave aggressively
a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
pillage (verb) aggression (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils
Difference between pillage and aggression

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