 hostility |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition | |
| Synonyms: | ill_will | |
| Examples: | "he could not conceal his hostility" |
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| Related terms: | unfriendliness virulence | |
| 2. | [ noun ] violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | |
| Synonyms: | aggression | |
| Related terms: | action violence meat_grinder plundering attack | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the feeling of a hostile person | |
| Synonyms: | ill_will enmity | |
| Examples: | "he could no longer contain his hostility" |
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| Related terms: | hate resentment aggression animosity antagonism belligerence class_feeling | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a state of deep-seated ill-will | |
| Synonyms: | antagonism enmity | |
| Related terms: | state latent_hostility war suspicion antagonize | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military) acts of overt warfare | |
| Synonyms: | belligerency | |
| Examples: | "the outbreak of hostilities" |
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| Related terms: | combat | |
| Similar spelling: |
hostilely hostile hostelry hostile_fire hostel hastily hostler |
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