HOSTILITY

aggression, hostility

(noun) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

hostility, ill will

(noun) a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; “he could not conceal his hostility”

hostility, enmity, ill will

(noun) the feeling of a hostile person; “he could no longer contain his hostility”

hostility, enmity, antagonism

(noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hostility (countable and uncountable, plural hostilities)

(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

Synonyms

• (state of being hostile): antagonism, opposition, enmity, animosity, antipathy, hatred, unfriendliness

• (military action): war, fighting, combat

Antonyms

• (state of being hostile): amity, friendliness

• (military action): peace

Source: Wiktionary

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Hos*til"i*ty, n.; pl. Hostilities. Etym: [L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilité.]

1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. Hostility being thus suspended with France. Hayward.

2. An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . . . and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. Atterbury. He who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend. Crabb.

Syn.

– Animosity; enmity; opposition; violence; aggression; contention; warfare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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