What Can An Aggressive Body Language Say?

    It's good to know signs of aggression that other person's body language can signaling you. And it's not funny (for a normal person) to be involved in a fight particularly when it's possible to escape one. Besides in modern society fights are not socially acceptable. Usually the cause for some fights, verbal and physical, is that some aggressive words and body language gestures are used. This is done either to show authority or to offence somebody.

    So, how the actual threat may look like?

    In facial expression this is usually long gaze with widely opened eyes, which might be supported with lowering the head,so the look would be from under the brows. The brows might be pulled together to show off the anger. Another cues are pursed lips and a frown. Plus redness of the face may add up on anger.

    Some other visible signals that show the readiness to attack is exposing and lowering the body to look brave and stable. Sometimes a person might clench their fists.

    Another form of aggression can be invasion of personal space of the person. That is entering their comfort zone that ment to be for close people like friends, members of family etc. This can happen when somebody wants to show friendliness either false or too early. The closer person gets to the other person the greater invasion.

    Another form of entering comfort zone is touching the person. Even such forms that are accepted in society can be taken as aggressive. For example touching the shoulder, arm or back. Actually these are considered gestures of authority.

    There are many gestures that one can use to offence the other person and thus provoke some uncontrolled actions. The most common ones are rude finger and arm body languages as well as some body gestures, chin tilts.

   Sometimes people use gestures "in the air", just showing off what can be done or preparing for a real attack or making  a test for the other person's reaction.

   Usually the more gestures are involved and their usage of the air space, the more angry or agressive person is.

   Sometimes people use some things to show their aggressive mood. That might be flying plates, banging the table with fists or loudly closing the door etc.

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