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hostility

/hɑstˈɪlʌti/noun4 syllables

Hostility means: a state of deep-seated ill-will.

Synonyms for hostility4

noun, as in a state of deep-seated ill-will

enmity, antagonism

noun, as in the feeling of a hostile person

enmity, ill will

noun, as in a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

ill will

noun, as in violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

aggression

What does hostility mean?4

noun

1

a state of deep-seated ill-will

2

the feeling of a hostile person“he could no longer contain his hostility”

3

a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition“he could not conceal his hostility”

4

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hostility?25

four syllables

abilityutilitymobilityfertilitynobilityagilitycivilityfragilityfutility

6 syllables

responsibilityavailabilityreliabilitycompatibilityaffordabilitysusceptibility
Show 40 near rhymes
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Hostility in a sentence

  • I have no personal hostility to the system.unknown
  • Analysts sense a growing hostility between the two countries.00shoujikisou
  • The burning of the Quran fosters an environment of hostility and religious intolerance.Amastan
  • The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.Hybrid
  • I'm sensing a little hostility here.CM
  • I'm sensing a lot of hostility.CM
  • I want you to know that we don't have any hostility towards your company despite last year's mixup.mesutb
  • Any man who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility.alkhaldy

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Forms of hostility

as a noun

plural
hostilities