hostility

[ ho-stil-i-tee ]
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noun,plural hos·til·i·ties.
  1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.

  2. a hostile act.

  1. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.

  2. hostilities,

    • acts of warfare.

Origin of hostility

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English hostilite, from Latin hostīlitās, from hostīl(is) (see hostile) + -itās -ity

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Other words from hostility

  • non·hos·til·i·ty, noun
  • o·ver·hos·til·i·ty, noun
  • pre·hos·til·i·ty, noun, plural pre·hos·til·i·ties.
  • sem·i·hos·til·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hostility

hostility

/ (hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. enmity or antagonism

  2. an act expressing enmity or opposition

  1. (plural) fighting; warfare

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