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hostility

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hostility /hɑˈstɪləti/ noun
plural hostilities
hostility
/hɑˈstɪləti/
noun
plural hostilities
Learner's definition of HOSTILITY
1 
[noncount] : an unfriendly or hostile state, attitude, or action敌意；不友善
2 
hostilities [plural] formal : acts of fighting in a war战争行为；战斗
TOEFL BNC: 3996 COCA: 5211

hostility

noun

hos·​til·​i·​ty hä-ˈsti-lə-tē How to pronounce hostility (audio)
plural hostilities
1
a
: deep-seated usually mutual ill will
glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility
showed open hostility toward outsiders
b(1)
: hostile action
the Spanish expedition encountered hostility … and was forced to flee R. W. Murray
(2)
hostilities plural : overt acts of warfare : war
Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities.
2
: conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle
there was tension, there was hostility and envy in the air Theodor Reik

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for hostility

enmity, hostility, antipathy, antagonism, animosity, rancor, animus mean deep-seated dislike or ill will.

enmity suggests positive hatred which may be open or concealed.

an unspoken enmity

hostility suggests an enmity showing itself in attacks or aggression.

hostility between the two nations

antipathy and antagonism imply a natural or logical basis for one's hatred or dislike, antipathy suggesting repugnance, a desire to avoid or reject, and antagonism suggesting a clash of temperaments leading readily to hostility.

a natural antipathy for self-seekers
antagonism between the brothers

animosity suggests intense ill will and vindictiveness that threaten to kindle hostility.

animosity that led to revenge

rancor is especially applied to bitter brooding over a wrong.

rancor filled every line of his letters

animus adds to animosity the implication of strong prejudice.

objections devoid of personal animus

Example Sentences

They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility. The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders. Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities. Both sides are calling for a cessation of hostilities.
Recent Examples on the Web Murray said the backlash directed at Black women was part of a wider hostility Black women often face when challenging authority. Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 In January 2022, the Oregon Court of Appeals determined that BOLI demonstrated anti-religious hostility and struck down the $135,000 damages award, citing a violation of the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause. Jon Brown, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 While sections of Britain’s tabloids showed much hostility to the pair, the queen maintained her relationship with her grandson and reportedly showed a degree of sympathy to his young family. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 There was just such visible hostility on the part of the senators towards us. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Kat, the assistant to the chain’s founder, is played by Mr. Baena’s wife, Aubrey Plaza, with her trademark level of free-floating deadpan hostility, this time with a hint of lurking menace. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 Her bravery in the face of overt hostility has made this conservative's conservative -- the daughter of the man liberals deemed a political Darth Vader -- the darling of the left. Jodi Enda, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 At a time of bitter political hostility and the recent Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade, Maines, who sported a gold-on-black Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, seemed emboldened while doing her best to keep the mood lighthearted. Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 In its interrogation of American hostility to marijuana, though, the show never acknowledges any danger associated with it, even as high THC levels can make cannabis products extremely potent. New York Times, 22 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hostilite, hostilitie, borrowed from Late Latin hostīlitāt-, hostīlitās, from Latin hostīlis "of an enemy, hostile" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hostility was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 3996 COCA: 5211
hostility

noun¹

 1opposition/aggressive feelings or actions敵對情緒或行為ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOSTILITY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, implacable強烈的敵意；難以消解的敵對情緒▸➤downright, open, outright, overt十足的／公開的／徹頭徹尾的／公然的敵意◇Mixed-race couples faced open hostility.從前異族通婚的夫婦會遭遇公開的敵視。➤veiled隱藏的敵意◇There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.她語氣中帶着幾乎未加掩飾的敵意。➤general, widespread普遍的反對▸➤popular, public公眾的敵對情緒◇the widespread popular hostility to the war人們普遍反對這場戰爭的情緒➤personal個人的敵對情緒▸➤continuing, growing持續的敵對行為；不斷滋長的敵意▸➤mutual相互的敵視▸➤racial種族敵視VERB + HOSTILITY➤feel, sense感到敵意◇the deep hostility felt by many teenagers against the police很多青少年對警察懷有的根深蒂固的敵視情緒➤express, show表現出敵意▸➤arouse, attract, provoke招致反對；激起敵意◇Such a move might arouse public hostility.此舉可能會引起民眾反對。➤be greeted with, be met with, encounter, face, meet with遭到反對◇The proposal was met with outright hostility.提議遭到公然反對。PREPOSITION➤hostility between兩者之間的敵對◇You could almost feel the hostility between her and her mother.你幾乎可以感覺得到她和她母親之間的那種敵意。➤hostility against, hostility to, hostility towards/toward對⋯的敵視◇the bitter hostility towards / toward the occupying forces對佔領軍的切齒痛恨
hostility

noun²

 2hostilities fighting in a war交戰ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOSTILITIES | HOSTILITIES + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤major大規模戰爭➤active (especially NAmE) 進行中的戰爭VERB + HOSTILITIES➤cease, end武裝衝突結束；停戰◇Both sides finally agreed to suspend hostilities.雙方終於同意休戰。➤resume (especially BrE) 重新開戰◇Hostilities were resumed later that year.那一年晚些時候戰火重燃。HOSTILITIES + VERB➤begin, break out, commence戰爭發生／爆發／開始▸➤cease, end戰爭停止；戰事結束◇On the November 11, 1918, hostilities ceased.戰爭於 1918 年 11 月 11 日結束。➤continue, resume (especially BrE) 戰爭繼續／重新開始PREPOSITION➤hostility against反抗⋯的戰爭◇the official cessation of hostilities against Japan官方停止對日作戰➤hostility between雙方之間的戰事◇Hostilities broke out between the two provinces later that year.那一年晚些時候兩省之間的戰正爆發了。PHRASES➤the cessation of hostilities休戰▸➤an outbreak of hostilities戰事爆發

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