hostility
[noun]
Synonyms: opposition, animosity, antipathy, enmity, hatred, ill will, malice, resentment, unfriendliness

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English Thesaurus: opposition, objection, antagonism, hostility, antipathy, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hos‧til‧i‧ty /hɒˈstɪləti, hɒˈstɪlɪti $ hɑː-/ noun

1. [uncountable] when someone is unfriendly and full of anger towards another person
hostility towards/between
hostility towards foreigners
hostility toward American English:
hostility toward Jews
open/outright hostility (=hostility that is clearly shown)
They eyed each other with open hostility.

2. [uncountable] strong or angry opposition to something:
The reform program was greeted with hostility by conservatives.
hostility to/towards
There is a lot of public hostility to the tax.
Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war.
hostility toward American English:
Republican hostility toward slavery

3. hostilities [plural] formal fighting in a war:
a cessation of hostilities

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hostility
noun
I. opposition/aggressive feelings or behaviour
ADJ. bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, implacable | downright, open, outright Mixed-race couples faced open hostility.
veiled There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.
general, widespread | popular, public the widespread popular hostility towards the war
personal | continuing, growing | mutual
VERB + HOSTILITY feel the deep hostility felt by many teenagers against the police
express, show | arouse, attract, provoke The prime minister was concerned that such a move would arouse public hostility.
be greeted with, be met with, encounter, face, meet with The proposal was met with outright hostility.
PREP. ~ between You could almost feel the hostility between her and her mother.
~ against/to/towards the bitter hostility towards the occupying forces

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hostility
II. hostilities: fighting in a war
VERB + HOSTILITY cease, end, suspend Both sides finally agreed to suspend hostilities.
resume Hostilities were resumed later that year.
HOSTILITY + VERB begin, break out | cease, end On the 11th of November 1918 hostilities ceased.
resume
PREP. ~ against the beginning of hostilities against Germany in 1914
~ between Hostilities broke out between the two provinces later that year.
PHRASES the cessation of hostilities, an outbreak of hostilities

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

opposition noun [uncountable] strong disagreement with or protest against something:
Opposition to the proposed scheme was widespread.
The plan met with stiff opposition (=strong opposition).
objection noun [countable] a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan:
My main objection is that it will cost too much money.
A number of objections were raised.
antagonism noun [uncountable] a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time:
his own antagonism to any form of authority
There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island.
people’s antagonism to communism
hostility noun [uncountable] angry remarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much:
The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.
There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people.
antipathy noun [uncountable] formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something:
his fundamental antipathy to capitalism
Her long-standing antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known.
Darwin shared Lyell's antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas.

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