hostility
noun, plural hos·til·i·ties.
- acts of warfare.
- war1.
Origin of hostility
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Related Words for hostility
war, enmity, bitterness, resentment, opposition, antipathy, hatred, rancor, estrangement, animosity, aggression, grudge, abhorrence, spite, spleen, malevolence, belligerence, bellicosity, malice, venomExamples from the Web for hostility
Contemporary Examples of hostility
Hostility to the non-urban regions includes a detestation of suburbia.
Amanda came home to largely welcoming American arms, her case held up as an example of hostility to Americans abroad.
For instance, when a couple is having trouble, the tension and hostility can bleed into BDSM scenes.
Even the way the term “aliens” is used to describe migrants spotted in the desert has an air of hostility.
Undeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest.
Historical Examples of hostility
There she always finishes her hostility by making some solid acquisition.
There is hostility to it still, but mild as compared with that felt by our great-great-grandfathers.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
The hostility to this seemingly harmless teaching was of the most intense.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
Instantly, Martin's cordiality vanished; his hostility toward her surged.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
All the animals in the creation are more or less in a state of hostility with each other.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson