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hostility

[ ho-stil-i-tee ]

noun

plural hostilities.
  1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.

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  2. a hostile act.
  3. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
  4. hostilities,
    1. acts of warfare.

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hostility

/ ³óɒˈ²õ³Ùɪ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. enmity or antagonism
  2. an act expressing enmity or opposition
  3. plural fighting; warfare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôh´Ç²õ·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·³ó´Ç²õ·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ±è°ù±ðh´Ç²õ·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun plural prehostilities
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³ó´Ç²õ·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hostility1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English hostilite, from Latin ³ó´Ç²õ³ÙÄ«±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from ³ó´Ç²õ³ÙÄ«±ô(¾±²õ) ( hostile ) + -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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He developed an extreme hostility towards the opposition party, believing it had links to North Korea.

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But it remains to be seen whether the pause in hostilities holds – the military stressed it would "respond accordingly" if rebels launched attacks.

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"Plain and simple, this is hostility towards the capital. Act of treason," he said on X.

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Reform UK leader - and Trump ally - Nigel Farage had suggested that the proposal would be met with "outright hostility" by the new US president's team.

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Even before battling to have her marriage recognised by the state, Srija and her family faced hostility and mistreatment.

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