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inhospitality

[ in-hos-pi-tal-i-tee, in-hos- ]

/ ˌɪn hɒs pɪˈtæl ɪ ti, ɪnˌhɒs- /

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noun

lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.

Origin of inhospitality

From the Latin word inhospitālitās, dating back to 1560–70. See in-³, hospitality

Words nearby inhospitality

inhibitory postsynaptic potential, inholding, inhomogeneity, inhomogeneous, inhospitable, inhospitality, inhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, inhume, inimical

Example sentences from the Web for inhospitality

Mr. Wakefield complained bitterly of the unkindness and inhospitality of the Liverpool clergy.

Recollections of Old Liverpool |A Nonagenarian
It was evident that the stranger resented the inhospitality of the house.

The Daughter of Anderson Crow |George Barr McCutcheon
For the inhospitality of Viennese society there is one sufficient reason; it springs out of the dread of espionage.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. |Various
They paid no attention to her inhospitality, but drawing their bath robes closer about them, settled down to talk.

Just Patty |Jean Webster

The farmer and Rhoda, deeming that there had been a show of inhospitality, pressed him to make away with this forlorn remainder.

Rhoda Fleming, Complete |George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for inhospitality

inhospitality

/ (ˌɪnhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ, ɪnˌhɒs-) /

noun

the state or attitude of being inhospitable or unwelcoming