hostility

Etymology

From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās.

noun

  1. (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
    My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
    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. October 1, 2011, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
    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. September 28 2013, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-09-28
  2. (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

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