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Hostility Common

Hostility has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

"he could not conceal his hostility"

2

a state of deep-seated ill-will

"The old neighbor's hostility toward our family has made it impossible for us to share the community garden without constant arguments."

3

the feeling of a hostile person

"he could no longer contain his hostility"

4

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

"The neighborhood watch reported a sudden act of hostility when an unknown driver rammed his car into two parked vehicles without any apparent reason."

5

The state of being hostile.

"The sudden display of hostility from the crowd made him realize he had pushed too far during his speech."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unfriendliness state hate action
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
virulence latent hostility war cold war suspicion animosity class feeling antagonism aggression belligerence resentment meat grinder violence plundering
Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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