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What does hostility mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
  2. (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
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His attempts to redress the financial crisis and restore discipline soon aroused hostility from the guard.
Upon her arrival, she encounters open hostility from both her bosses and pupils.
The founding principle of human culture in general is exchange, transforming hostility into reciprocity.
For many managers, passing judgment on another human being is an awkward exercise at best, a breeding ground for rancor and hostility at worst.
She believes women themselves have shown hostility to reversing this trend.
He's legitimating hostility toward judges, however, and portraying the judges as out-of-control power-wielders.

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