Word

hostility, n.
(hostilities)
freq. cnt. 3

a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

hostility ill will

sample sentences

"he could not conceal his hostility"

semantic pointers

hypernym

unfriendliness

hyponym

virulence, virulency

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

aggression hostility

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aggress

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hostile

semantic pointers

hypernym

action

hyponym

meat grinder violence, force plundering, pillage, pillaging

the feeling of a hostile person
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

enmity hostility ill will

sample sentences

"he could no longer contain his hostility"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hostile

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inimical

semantic pointers

hypernym

hatred, hate

hyponym

animosity, animus, bad blood class feeling antagonism aggression, aggressiveness belligerence, belligerency bitterness, resentment, rancor, gall, rancour

a state of deep-seated ill-will
<noun.state>

antagonism enmity hostility

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inimical

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antagonistic antagonistic antagonist antagonize antagonise

semantic pointers

hypernym

state

hyponym

latent hostility, tension war, state of war cold war suspicion

instance hyponym

Cold War