hostility

CEFRC1

/hɒˈstɪlɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Unfriendly or aggressive feelings toward someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

Examples

  • I have no personal hostility to the system.

  • There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The state of being hostile.

More examples

In context

  • Hostility was replaced by love.

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

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

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Origin

noun

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