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Another word for hostility

Noun

  1. Warlike or hostile attitude or nature

    2. See also:

    attack

  2. Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime opponents or rivals

    3. See also:

    love

  3. Hostile behavior

    4. See also:

    attack

  4. A state of open, prolonged fighting.

    5. See also:

    conflict

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Another word for hostility

Noun
    2. See also:

    enmity

    resentment

    malice

    hatred

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Sentence Examples

  • The hostility in his voice and expression was unnerving.

  • Nothing was truly resolved except possibly the hostility between them.

  • He probably didn't realize that his hostility toward Señor Medena was being transferred to Jonathan as anxiety.

  • The natives showed their usual hostility, killing all stragglers.

  • Meanwhile France provided Italy with fresh cause for uneasiness by abating her hostility to Germany.

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