aggro
Chiefly British and Australian Informal. trouble; irritation: I'm at a place in my life where I don't want any aggro.
British and Australian Informal. aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
(in a video game) the triggering of an enemy attack or the state of being targeted for attack; enmity; hate: Oof, aggro will be an issue if you try to cross a level 80 zone with a level 62 character.
(in a video game)
(of an enemy character) to become alert to and then target a player character for an attack: A mob aggroed our Ninja, who dragged it back to camp, which didn’t end well for any of us.Some enemies only aggro to sound, so keep silence potions in your inventory.
(of a player character ) to strategically draw the attention of an enemy character programmed to attack, in order to counterattack: If you aggro all of the low-level enemies in this dungeon, you can take them out with a single spell.
Origin of aggro
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How to use aggro in a sentence
So don’t load up your most aggro playlist until you’ve tested your levels with something quieter.
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British Dictionary definitions for aggro
/ (ˈæɡrəʊ) /
British slang aggressive behaviour, esp by youths in a gang
Origin of aggro
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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