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hostility

noun

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
Y
Contains
OS
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

hɒˈstɪlɪti

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

noun

  1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

    “he could not conceal his hostility”

noun

  1. the feeling of a hostile person

    “he could no longer contain his hostility”

noun

  1. a state of deep-seated ill-will

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Example Sentences

he could not conceal his hostility
he could no longer contain his hostility

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