hostility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being hostile.
A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

/hɒˈstɪlɪti/ /hɑˈstɪlɪti/ en-us-hostility.ogg

hostility hostilities

From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās. By surface analysis, hostile + -ity.

antagonism opposition enmity animosity antipathy hatred unfriendliness war fighting combat

amity friendliness peace

hostile

horizontal hostility nonhostility prehostility

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