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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
CEFR level
C1

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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