hostility
[ ho-stil-i-tee ]
/ hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /
noun, plural hos·til·i·ties.
a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
a hostile act.
opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
hostilities,
- acts of warfare.
- war1.
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hostility
/ (hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
enmity or antagonism
an act expressing enmity or opposition
(plural) fighting; warfare
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Word Origin and History for hostility
hostility
early 15c., from Middle French hostilité "enmity" (15c.), or directly from Late Latin hostilitatem (nominative hostilitas) "enmity," from Latin hostilis, from hostis "enemy" (see guest). Hostilities in the sense of "warfare" attested from 1610s.
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