hostility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [hɒsˈtɪləɾi] (Canada)
- (US) audio
- [hɑˈstɪləɾi] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /hɒsˈtɪlɪti/ (Canada)
- /hɑˈstɪlɪti/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /hɑˈstɪləti/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- [hɑˈstɪlɪɾi] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- [hɒsˈtɪlɪɾi] (Canada)
- /hɒsˈtɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɒsˈtɪləti/ (Canada)
Etymology
From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās. By surface analysis, hostile + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being hostile.
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.
2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2017:There is no hostilitie so excellent, as that which is absolutely Christian.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:The polarization of wealth and the polarization of attitudes to diversity are not unrelated. A key reason for popular hostility to immigrants is that to many people, particularly within working-class communities, immigration has become a symbol of unacceptable change.
2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2021, retrieved 28 Sep 2013:My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
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(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
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.
2006, Michael P. Young, Bearing Witness Against Sin:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hostilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
friendliness (antonym(s) of “state of being hostile”) · peace (antonym(s) of “military action”) · amity (antonym(s) of “state of being hostile”)
Deriveds
nonhostility · prehostility · horizontal hostility
Relateds
Synonyms
hatred (state of being hostile) · unfriendliness (state of being hostile) · opposition (state of being hostile) · antipathy (state of being hostile) · animosity (state of being hostile) · combat (military action) · fighting (military action) · animus (state of being hostile) · antagonism (state of being hostile) · war (military action) · enmity (state of being hostile)
Translations (140)
hi बैर (state of being hostile) · ms pertempuran (hostile action, especially a military action) · af vyandigheid (state of being hostile) · be вае́нныя дзе́янні (hostile action, especially a military action) · ko 적의 (state of being hostile) · tr husumet (state of being hostile) · kk дұшпандық (state of being hostile) · bn বিবাদ (hostile action, especially a military action) · ms permusuhan (state of being hostile) · af vyandigheid (hostile action, especially a military action) · hi वैर (state of being hostile) · tr adavet (state of being hostile) · fa دشمنی (state of being hostile) · be варажне́ча (state of being hostile) · mk во́ени де́јствија (hostile action, especially a military action) · sh непријатѐљство (state of being hostile) · kmr neyarî (state of being hostile) · az düşmənçilik (state of being hostile) · uk військо́ві ді́ї (hostile action, especially a military action) · ca hostilitat (state of being hostile) · cu вражьда (state of being hostile) · es hostilidad (hostile action, especially a military action) · sv fientlighet (state of being hostile) · kmr dijminatî (state of being hostile) · el εχθρικότητα (state of being hostile) · be непрыя́знасць (state of being hostile) · fr hostilité (state of being hostile) · is fjandskapur (state of being hostile) · sk nepriateľstvo (state of being hostile) · ota دشمنلك (state of being hostile) · de Feindschaft (state of being hostile) · cs nepřátelství (state of being hostile) · pt hostilidade (state of being hostile) · mn дайсагнал (state of being hostile) · az ədavət (state of being hostile) · ro ostilitate (state of being hostile) · mn ᠳᠠᠶᠢᠰᠤᠩᠨᠠᠯ (state of being hostile) · fa عداوت (state of being hostile) · hy թշնամություն (state of being hostile) · tt дошманлык (state of being hostile) · ota عداوت (state of being hostile) · txb sanuññe (state of being hostile) · el εχθροπραξία (hostile action, especially a military action) · be варо́жасць (state of being hostile) · tr saldırgan hareket (hostile action, especially a military action) · sq armiqësi (state of being hostile) · uz dushmanlik (state of being hostile) · ru неприя́знь (state of being hostile) · ru вражда́ (state of being hostile) · lt priešiškumas (state of being hostile) · ru вражде́бный акт (hostile action, especially a military action) · uk непри́язнь (state of being hostile) · sw uadui (state of being hostile) · bg неприя́зън (state of being hostile) · grc ἔχθρα (state of being hostile) · ang fēondlīcnes (state of being hostile) · sh neprijatèljstvo (state of being hostile) · es hostilidad (state of being hostile) · tg душманӣ (state of being hostile) · fi vihamielisyys (state of being hostile) · ca hostilitat (hostile action, especially a military action) · oc ostilitat (state of being hostile) · ar عَدَاوَة (state of being hostile) · kk ғадауат (state of being hostile) · tr düşmanlık (state of being hostile) · fi sotatoimi (hostile action, especially a military action) · mk непријателство (state of being hostile) · be вае́нныя дзе́яньні (hostile action, especially a military action) · nl vijandigheid (state of being hostile) · cmn 敵意 /敌意 (state of being hostile) · mi whakariri (state of being hostile) · bn বিবাদ (state of being hostile) · tr hasımlık (state of being hostile) · it ostilità (state of being hostile) · nl vijandelijkheid (hostile action, especially a military action) · hu ellenségeskedés (state of being hostile) · ur عداوت (state of being hostile) · kk қастық (state of being hostile) · bg вое́нни де́йствия (hostile action, especially a military action) · bg вражда́ (state of being hostile) · az hərbi əməliyyatlar (hostile action, especially a military action) · uk воро́жість (state of being hostile) · ky кастык (state of being hostile) · tg хусумат (state of being hostile) · de Feindseligkeit (state of being hostile) · ru вражде́бность (state of being hostile) · la hostīlitās (state of being hostile) · pl wrogość (state of being hostile) · ps دښمني (state of being hostile) · nl vijandschap (state of being hostile) · ps عداوت (state of being hostile) · ru боевы́е де́йствия (hostile action, especially a military action) · sa द्वेषस् (state of being hostile) · nl vijandigheid (hostile action, especially a military action) · ar عَدَاء (state of being hostile) · sa इरस् (state of being hostile) · uk воє́нні ді́ї (hostile action, especially a military action) · hy պատերազմական գործողություններ (hostile action, especially a military action) · enm yvel wille (state of being hostile) · ja 事変 (hostile action, especially a military action) · uk ворожда́ (state of being hostile) · pl działania wojenne (hostile action, especially a military action) · uk ворожне́ча (state of being hostile) · is óvild (state of being hostile) · uz adovat (state of being hostile) · et vaenulikkus (state of being hostile) · tr yağılık (state of being hostile) · he אֵיבָה (state of being hostile) · ota عداوه (state of being hostile) · el εχθρότητα (state of being hostile) · ro dușmănie (state of being hostile) · is óvinátta (state of being hostile) · ja 敵対 (state of being hostile) · hi शत्रुता (state of being hostile) · kk әскери қимылдар (hostile action, especially a military action) · lv ienaids (state of being hostile) · ka საბრძოლო მოქმედებები (hostile action, especially a military action) · sl sovrȃštvo (state of being hostile) · ko 적대 (state of being hostile) · eo malamikeco (state of being hostile) · tk duşmançylyk (state of being hostile) · ru вое́нные де́йствия (hostile action, especially a military action) · pl nieprzyjaźń (state of being hostile) · fa خصومت (state of being hostile) · uk бойові́ ді́ї (hostile action, especially a military action) · tg адоват (state of being hostile) · bg вражде́бност (state of being hostile) · ru неприя́тие (state of being hostile) · fi vihamielinen teko (hostile action, especially a military action) · bn শত্রুতা (state of being hostile) · hu viszály (state of being hostile) · nl hostiliteit (state of being hostile) · ug دۈشمەنلىك (state of being hostile) · nb fiendtlighet (state of being hostile) · ka მტრობა (state of being hostile) · da fjendtlighed (state of being hostile) · ota خصومت (state of being hostile) · ky душмандык (state of being hostile) · ja 敵意 (state of being hostile) · ur دشمنی (state of being hostile)