hostility
The state of being hostileThe state of being hostile.
» I'm sensing a little hostility here.
Ich spüre hier ein wenig Feindseligkeit.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state of being hostile.
My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
Feindseligkeit, Feindschaft
вражде́бностьvraždébnostʹ, вражда́vraždá, неприя́тиеneprijátije
воро́жістьvoróžistʹ, ворожне́чаvorožnéča, непри́язньneprýjaznʹ
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
(countable)A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
вражде́бный актvraždébnyj akt, вое́нные де́йствияvojénnyje déjstvija, боевы́е де́йствияbojevýje déjstvija
воє́нні ді́їvojénni díji, військо́ві ді́їvijsʹkóvi díji, бойові́ ді́їbojoví díji
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Examples
25 sentencesI'm sensing a little hostility here.
deIch spüre hier ein wenig Feindseligkeit.
I'm sensing a lot of hostility.
deIch spüre eine große Feindseligkeit.
I don't feel hostility toward you.
ruЯ не чувствую враждебности к тебе.
They began to prepare for possible hostilities.
ruОни начали подготовку к возможным нападениям.
Yanni vented his hostility to the teacher.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitāFrom Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās. By surface analysis, hostile + -ity.
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Forms
plural: hostilities| Singular | hostility |
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regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition:ill will
- the feeling of a hostile person:enmityill will
- a state of deep-seated ill-will:enmityantagonism
- violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked:aggression
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable