hostility

  • 21hostility — noun a) The state of being hostile; b) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition …

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  • 22hostility — hos·til·i·ty hä stil ət ē n, pl ties conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle hos·tile häs təl, .tīl adj …

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  • 23hostility — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, abhorrence, abomination, action, aggression, aggressiveness, allergy, altercation, animosity, animus, antagonism, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, argument, aversion, bad blood, bad feeling,… …

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  • 24hostility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enmity, hatred, abhorrence, aversion; see hatred 1 , malice , resentment . See Synonym Study at enmity . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. unfriendliness antagonism, malevolence, hatred, ill will, enmity, animus,… …

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  • 25hostility — hos·til·i·ty || hÉ‘ stɪlÉ™tɪ /hÉ’ s n. enmity, animosity, antagonism, hatred; hostile act; resistance …

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  • 26hostility — noun (plural hostilities) hostile behaviour. ↘(hostilities) acts of warfare: a cessation of hostilities …

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  • 27hostility — n. 1. Enmity, animosity, hatred, unfriendliness, ill will. 2. Opposition, repugnance, contrariety, variance …

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  • 28hostility — n 1. antagonism, animus, ill will, ill feeling, grudge, spite, contempt; enmity, hatred, hate, dislike, disaffection, odium; malevolence, maliciousness, malice, meanness; bitterness, anger, wrath, dudgeon, rancor; rankling, bad blood, contumely.… …

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  • 29hostility — hos·til·i·ty …

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  • 30hostility — hos•til•i•ty [[t]hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) a hostile state or attitude 2) a hostile act 3) opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, etc 4) mil hostilities a) acts of warfare b) war • Etymology: 1375–1425; < L …

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