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hostility
English
Etymology
From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin host?lit?s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??st?l?ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /h??st?l?ti/
- Rhymes: -?l?ti
Noun
hostility (countable and uncountable, plural hostilities)
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- 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.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Synonyms
- (state of being hostile): antagonism, opposition, enmity, animosity, antipathy, hatred, unfriendliness
- (military action): war, fighting, combat
Antonyms
- (state of being hostile): amity, friendliness
- (military action): peace
Related terms
- hostile
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detestation
English
Etymology
From Middle French détestation.
Noun
detestation (countable and uncountable, plural detestations)
- Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
- Something detested.
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