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 hostility hostility /hɑːˈstɪləti/

noun

  1. () A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition  ( ill will , hostility )
    a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
     He could not conceal his hostility
    he could not conceal his hostility
  2. Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked  ( hostility , aggression )
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
  3. The feeling of a hostile person  ( enmity , hostility , ill will )
    the feeling of a hostile person
     He could no longer contain his hostility
    he could no longer contain his hostility
  4. A state of deep-seated ill-will  ( antagonism , enmity , hostility )
    a state of deep-seated ill-will