1 [U] ~ (to / towards sb/sth) unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behaviour:
feelings of hostility towards people from other backgrounds * There was open hostility between the two schools.
2 [U] ~ (to / towards sth) strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation:
public hostility to nuclear power
3 (hostilities) [pl.] (formal) acts of fighting in a war:
the start / outbreak of hostilities between the two sides * a cessation of hostilities (= an end to fighting)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for hostility is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is hostility a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, hostility is tagged as noun.
Does hostility appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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