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hostility
[ ho-stil-i-tee ]
/ hÉĖstÉŖl ÉŖ ti /
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noun, plural hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·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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OTHER WORDS FROM hostility
nonĀ·hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·ty, nounoĀ·verĀ·hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·ty, nounpreĀ·hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·ty, noun, plural preĀ·hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·ties.semĀ·iĀ·hosĀ·tilĀ·iĀ·ty, nounWords nearby hostility
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British Dictionary definitions for hostility
hostility
/ (hÉĖstÉŖlÉŖtÉŖ) /
noun plural -ties
enmity or antagonism
an act expressing enmity or opposition
(plural) fighting; warfare
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