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hostility

[ ho-stil-i-tee ]

noun

plural hostilities.
  1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.

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  2. a hostile act.
  3. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
  4. hostilities,
    1. acts of warfare.

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hostility

/ ɒˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. enmity or antagonism
  2. an act expressing enmity or opposition
  3. plural fighting; warfare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzhDz·پi·ٲ noun
  • v·Dz·پi·ٲ noun
  • hDz·پi·ٲ noun plural prehostilities
  • i·Dz·پi·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hostility1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English hostilite, from Latin Dzī, from Dzī() ( hostile ) + - -ity
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Example Sentences

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But if an undercurrent of hostility is at times detectable, Rosas says it is related to how Mexicans are educated about their history.

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"Given the US Federal government's current hostility towards trans people, support like this is needed now more than ever."

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If there's one thing the Trump administration has in common with previous Republican presidencies it's a bone-deep hostility to the State Department.

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Ukraine agreed to this and – under pressure from the US – made a huge concession; it would no longer demand the promise of long-term security guarantees before any cessation of hostilities.

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Observers say there is now a risk of fresh hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours if India takes a similar course of action.

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