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hostility

/hɒsˈtɪlɪti/ noun

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In Latin: hostīlitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hostility at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The state of being hostile.
    My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
  2. A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

Origin

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

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Related Words: enmityantagonismbelligerencyaggressionanimosityadversityhatehatredhostileenemyrejection

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