Aggressive, hostile or malicious feelings or behavior
“At that time, my enthusiasm met a cold blast of indifference or hostility from most of the people I talked to about it.”
Antagonism or ill will felt against others
“Nick looked up and gave a bright and saccharine smile that hid his hostility towards his neighbor well.”
A disagreement or argument between two or more parties
“Never had there been such loud hostility between them, and least of all in public.”
Resistance or dissent expressed in action
“The people, united by their open hostility towards the government and a common determination to be heard, dispersed.”
Warfare, or acts of warfare
“It also reflects a conscious effort by the people, who have suffered much in the two World Wars, to prevent continued hostility between the two nations.”
Violent and hostile behavior or acts
“This violent hostility was thoroughly justified by the men of that time.”
The refusal to accept or comply with something
“There was certainly widespread hostility to the newly arrived Berbers in the first quarter of the eleventh century.”
The state or experience of being alienated or estranged
“Is this not an attempt to place the Dalai Lama in a position of hostility to his motherland?”
The state, act, or fact of being reserved or unsociable
The expression of very strong disapproval
Habitual skepticism, or a refusal or reluctance to accept ideas
A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government
An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition
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