Hostility

Quick meaning: Hostility is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being hostile.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

Example Sentences

There is no hostilitie so excellent, as that which is absolutely Christian.

My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.

But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.

As the revivals died down in the 1740s, the revivalist camp made concessions to their opponents, admonished prorevivalists who continued with the hostilities, and generally sought to heal divisions.

Word Forms

• hostilities

Synonyms for hostility

Depending on context, synonyms include antagonism, opposition, enmity, animosity, antipathy, hatred.

Antonyms for hostility

Common opposites include amity, friendliness, peace.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enmity, antagonism, belligerency, aggression, animosity, adversity.

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