Definition of AGGRO

aggro

Meanings

Noun

  • (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression
    • "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"
  • Aggravation; bother.
  • Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
  • A measure of how belligerent a player is – a high value may inspire either avoidance or preemptive hostile action from enemies.
  • Hostile attention from an enemy that should target players with better defenses.

Adj

  • Angry.
  • Liable to attack without being attacked first (said of monsters).
  • Designed for aggressive play that seeks to defeat the opponent in the early stages of the game. (of a player) Favoring such decks.
  • Hardcore, aggressive.

Verb

  • To become aggressive towards the player's character.
  • To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.

Origin / Etymology

From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.

Antonyms

deaggro

Scrabble Score: 7

aggro is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
aggro is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aggro is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

aggro is a valid Words With Friends word