Definitions for hostility
hɒˈstɪl ɪ tihos·til·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hostility, ill willnoun

   a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

   "he could not conceal his hostility"

2. hostility, enmity, antagonismnoun

   a state of deep-seated ill-will

3. hostility, enmity, ill willnoun

   the feeling of a hostile person

   "he could no longer contain his hostility"

4. aggression, hostilitynoun

   violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hostilitynoun

   The state of being hostile.

2. hostilitynoun

   A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

3. Etymology: From hostilitas.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostilitynoun

   The practices of an open enemy; open war; opposition in war.

   Etymology: hostilité, Fr. from hostile.

   Neither by treason nor hostility
   To seek to put me down, and reign thyself. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Hostility being thus suspended with France, preparation was made for war against Scotland. John Hayward.

   What peace can we return,
   But, to our pow’r, hostility and hate,
   Untam’d reluctance and revenge? John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. ii.

   In this bloody dispute we have shewed ourselves fair, nay, generous adversaries; and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostility

   Hostility is seen as a form of emotionally charged aggressive behavior. In everyday speech, it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. It appears in several psychological theories. For instance it is a facet of neuroticism in the NEO PI, and forms part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hostility

   Hostility refers to a strong negative emotion or behavior characterized by antagonism, unfriendliness, or opposition towards someone or something. It involves intense aggression, anger or conflict and can often lead to harmful actions or damaging consequences. Hostility can be expressed physically, verbally, or in subtle ways. It is often associated with strained relationships, animosity, or ill will.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hostilitynoun

   state of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity

2. Hostilitynoun

   an act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostility

   Hostility is seen as form of emotionally-charged angry behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. It appears in several psychological theories. For instance it is a facet of neuroticism in the NEO PI, and forms part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Hostility

   Tendency to feel anger toward and to seek to inflict harm upon a person or group.

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • State
   • Unfriendliness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hostility' in Nouns Frequency: #2089

How to pronounce hostility?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hostility in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostility in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hostility in a Sentence

1. Masterpiece Cakeshop:

   In Masterpiece Cakeshop, the US Supreme Court denounced government hostility towards the religious beliefs about marriage held by creative professionals like Jack Phillips and Barronelle Stutzman, such hostility exists when the government treats those people of faith worse than other business owners.

2. Susan Collins:

   I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade.

3. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   If you are daunted by armed struggle, you don't have to fight back with armories. Peace is not always achieved by retaliation or hostility.

4. Ruth Beier:

   The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing.

5. Kelly Shackelford:

   The Constitution protects speech, popular or not, from condemnation by the government. The message from the court is clear, government hostility toward religious Americans will not be tolerated.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hostility
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hostility
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hostility
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostility
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostility
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hostility