Definitions for hostility
hɒˈstɪl ɪ tihos·til·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hostility, ill willnoun

   a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

   "he could not conceal his hostility"

2. hostility, enmity, antagonismnoun

   a state of deep-seated ill-will

3. hostility, enmity, ill willnoun

   the feeling of a hostile person

   "he could no longer contain his hostility"

4. aggression, hostilitynoun

   violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hostilitynoun

   The state of being hostile.

2. hostilitynoun

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

3. Etymology: From hostilitas.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostilitynoun

   The practices of an open enemy; open war; opposition in war.

   Etymology: hostilité, Fr. from hostile.

   Neither by treason nor hostility
   To seek to put me down, and reign thyself. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Hostility being thus suspended with France, preparation was made for war against Scotland. John Hayward.

   What peace can we return,
   But, to our pow’r, hostility and hate,
   Untam’d reluctance and revenge? John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. ii.

   In this bloody dispute we have shewed ourselves fair, nay, generous adversaries; and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostility

   Hostility is seen as a form of emotionally charged aggressive behavior. In everyday speech, it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. It appears in several psychological theories. For instance it is a facet of neuroticism in the NEO PI, and forms part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hostility

   Hostility refers to a strong negative emotion or behavior characterized by antagonism, unfriendliness, or opposition towards someone or something. It involves intense aggression, anger or conflict and can often lead to harmful actions or damaging consequences. Hostility can be expressed physically, verbally, or in subtle ways. It is often associated with strained relationships, animosity, or ill will.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hostilitynoun

   state of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity

2. Hostilitynoun

   an act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostility

   Hostility is seen as form of emotionally-charged angry behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. It appears in several psychological theories. For instance it is a facet of neuroticism in the NEO PI, and forms part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Hostility

   Tendency to feel anger toward and to seek to inflict harm upon a person or group.

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • State
   • Unfriendliness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hostility' in Nouns Frequency: #2089

How to pronounce hostility?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hostility in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostility in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hostility in a Sentence

1. Justin Butterfield:

   The hostility displayed by the Somerville Public School Committee is outrageous, the government cannot ban a religious school because they disagree with its religious beliefs. Doing so violates federal constitutional and statutory law.

2. Jeffrey Toobin:

   The most important thing would be, did he say anything that indicates racial hostility, either before, or after, or during (the shooting)?

3. Michael Beckley:

   China, on the one hand, wants to support Russia but is not willing to go to the full extent as an ally would because it worries that it'll get cut off from the Western economic system and invite hostility towards itself.

4. Boris Johnson:

   This package would send a clear message to the Kremlin – we will not tolerate their destabilising activity, and we will always stand with our NATO allies in the face of Russian hostility, i have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies.

5. Jeremy Morris:

   Their real agenda is to attack Christians, this is about hostility towards people of faith. I have certain religious beliefs that I hold dear to my heart. We wanted to help people in the community and promote Christmas as the Christian holiday it’s always been.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hostility
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hostility
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hostility
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostility
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostility
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hostility