hostility

[ ho-stil-i-tee ]

/ hɒˈstɪl ɪ ti /

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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.

Origin of hostility

1375–1425; late Middle English hostilite < Latin hostīlitās. See hostile, -ity

SYNONYMS FOR hostility

1 animosity, animus, ill will, hatred.

4 fighting, conflict.

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ANTONYMS FOR hostility

1 friendliness.

4 peace.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hostility

non·hos·til·i·ty, noun o·ver·hos·til·i·ty, noun pre·hos·til·i·ty, noun, plural pre·hos·til·i·ties. sem·i·hos·til·i·ty, noun

Words nearby hostility

hostile, hostile fire, hostile sexism, hostile takeover, hostile witness, hostility, hostler, hostly, hot, hot air, hot and bothered

Example sentences from the Web for hostilities

But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze.

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Then he tried to claim there were no “hostilities” in Libya, to nullify the War Powers Resolution.

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They wrote a campaign platform that called, “after four years of failure to restore the Union,” for “a cessation of hostilities.”

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The Miley tweet marked the peak of the hostilities, ushering in a social media silence between the two feuding celebs.

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It is unclear if this week's cessation of hostilities will be able to put that genie back in the bottle.

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It is not to be supposed that Mr. Mason contemplated the probable renewal of hostilities without great anxiety.

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Prussia will abstain from hostilities for five days, during which Austria will have to notify acceptance of preliminaries.

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The small portion of that army which lay in Silesia was unprepared for hostilities.

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The note of the President is in its tone sound and friendly, and excludes the possibility of hostilities.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 |Various
Generosity did not oblige him to forget the hostilities of the King of France.

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British Dictionary definitions for hostilities

hostility

/ (hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

enmity or antagonism

an act expressing enmity or opposition

(plural) fighting; warfare

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hostility

noun, plural hos·til·i·ties.

Origin of hostility

SYNONYMS FOR hostility

ANTONYMS FOR hostility

OTHER WORDS FROM hostility

Words nearby hostility

Example sentences from the Web for hostilities

British Dictionary definitions for hostilities

noun plural -ties

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

hostility

noun, plural hos·til·i·ties.

Origin of hostility

SYNONYMS FOR hostility

ANTONYMS FOR hostility

OTHER WORDS FROM hostility

Words nearby hostility

Words related to hostilities

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