Definition of hostility

	Definition of hostility has definitions from the field of military
1	[ noun ] a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition Synonyms ill_will Examples "he could not conceal his hostility" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...) Landesco thought him `` just a superior sort of plugugly '' but he was , in_fact , with his aggression and hostility , and nerveless indifference to risking or administering pain , a casebook psychopath . (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...) The image of the world tends to reflect the hostility and indifference of man or_else to dissolve into empty spaces and overwhelming mystery . Related terms unfriendliness virulence
2	[ noun ] violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked Synonyms aggression Related terms action violence meat_grinder plundering attack
3	[ noun ] the feeling of a hostile person Synonyms ill_will enmity Examples "he could no longer contain his hostility" Related terms hate resentment aggression animosity antagonism belligerence class_feeling
4	[ noun ] a state of deep-seated ill-will Synonyms antagonism enmity Related terms state latent_hostility war suspicion antagonize
5	[ noun ] (military) acts of overt warfare Synonyms belligerency Examples "the outbreak of hostilities" Related terms combat
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