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My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.
Roberta Flack

Meaning of "hostility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOSTILITY

hostility  [hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOSTILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hostility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOSTILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hostility

Hostility is seen as form of emotionally-charged angry behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. It appears in several psychological theories. For instance it is a facet of neuroticism in the NEO PI, and forms part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly.

Definition of hostility in the English dictionary

The first definition of hostility in the dictionary is enmity or antagonism. Other definition of hostility is an act expressing enmity or opposition. Hostility is also fighting; warfare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOSTILITY


antifertility
ˌæntɪfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
contractility
ˌkɒntrækˈtɪlɪtɪ
disutility
ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
ductility
dʌkˈtɪlɪtɪ
erectility
ɪrɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ
fertility
fɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
futility
fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
gentility
dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ
infertility
ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
inutility
ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ
motility
məʊˈtɪlɪtɪ
pulsatility
ˌpʌlsəˈtɪlɪtɪ
retractility
ˌriːtrækˈtɪlɪtɪ
sectility
sɛkˈtɪlɪtɪ
subfertility
ˌsʌbfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ
subtilty
sʌbˈtɪlɪtɪ
tactility
tækˈtɪlɪtɪ
tortility
tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ
vibratility
ˌvaɪbrəˈtɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOSTILITY

hostel school
hosteler
hosteling
hosteller
hostelling
hostelries
hostelry
hostess
hostess trolley
hostie
hostile
hostile bid
hostile takeover bid
hostile witness
hostilely
hostilities
hostler
hostless
hostly
hostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOSTILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
sustainability
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of hostility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOSTILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hostility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hostility

Translation of «hostility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOSTILITY

Find out the translation of hostility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hostility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hostility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敌意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hostilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

hostility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुश्मनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

враждебность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hostilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শত্রুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hostilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permusuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feindseligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

敵対的態度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적대 행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permusuhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thù địch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரோதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शत्रुत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşmanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrogość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ворожість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ostilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εχθρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyandigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fientlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiendtlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hostility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTILITY»

The term «hostility» is very widely used and occupies the 16.600 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hostility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hostility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hostility

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOSTILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hostility.
1
Karl Abraham
Psychoanalytic investigation has shown that in mental patients excessive affection often turns to violent hostility.
2
Ian Anderson
I think we always view people who make us feel uncomfortable and appear to intrude on our middle-class cozy space, we view them with, if not hostility, at least suspicion, discomfort, embarrassment.
3
Jim Backus
Magoo's appeal lies in our hostility toward an older generation. But he's not only nearsighted physically. His mind is selective of what it sees, too. That is where the humor, the satire lies, in the difference between what he thinks he sees and reality as we see it.
4
Harsha Bhogle
Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.
5
Anton Chekhov
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
6
Dan Colen
For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family. Being the people that they are - they're crazy - made it possible for me to be crazy and to live a lifestyle of my own design.
7
Crystal Eastman
Indifference is harder to fight than hostility, and there is nothing that kills an agitation like having everybody admit that it is fundamentally right.
8
Roger Ebert
Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.
9
Ron Finley
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
10
Roberta Flack
My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOSTILITY»

Discover the use of hostility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hostility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ending Nurse-to-nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their Young ...
Through captivating anecdotal scenarios, Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility examines the many facets of horizontal hostility and offers strategies to make your workplace more peaceful and attractive to current staff and future employees.
Kathleen Bartholomew, 2006
2
The English and the Normans : Ethnic Hostility, ...
This book first challenges that complacency, then goes on to provide the fullest explanation yet for why the two peoples merged and the Normans became English.
Hugh M. Thomas, 2003
3
Anger, Hostility, and the Heart
Measurement of Hostility Hostility may be assessed through either a paper-and- pencil questionnaire or a Structured Interview (SI); see chapter by Barefoot in this volume. To characterize its construct, as measured by the Cook-Medley Hostility  ...
Aron Wolfe Siegman, Timothy W. Smith, 2013
4
Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling Hostility ...
Anger kills.
Dr. Redford Williams, 2012
5
Workplace Hostility: Myth and Reality
Aspects of the issue covered in this volume include the profile of an "at-risk" employee and warning signs; how to perform comprehensive evaluations of "at-risk" employees; characteristics of the "at-risk" and "toxic" workplace; the three ...
Gerald W. Lewis, Nancy C. Zare, 1999
6
Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the ...
Incorporating recent scientific data and the methods developed in the authors' anger-reduction workshops, this practical guide explains how to recognize anger points and control them using seventeen proven, successful strategies, from ...
Redford Williams, (None), 1998
7
Maternal and Paternal Perceptions of Hostility Toward Their ...
The goal of the present study was to examine the links between parental perceptions of hostility and peer-reported adolescent social acceptance and social behavior in eleventh grade students.
Heidi Marie Butler, 2008
8
Eternal hostility: the struggle between theocracy and democracy
Frederick Clarkson makes it clear that behind the lone nuts who sometimes grace the headline news is a powerful and growing political movement.
Frederick Clarkson, 1997
9
As Tough As Necessary: Countering Violence, Aggression, and ...
This book presents a three-dimensional approach to handling hostility in the school that emphasizes methods of prevention, methods of action, and methods of resolution.
Richard L. Curwin, Allen N. Mendler, 1997
10
Negotiation: The Alternative to Hostility
President Carter's guidelines for establishing a more stable peace in the world are concise and imaginative without sacrificing their essential practicality.
Jimmy Carter, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOSTILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hostility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When kids expect hostility, they get hostile - Futurity
Children also were asked to respond to hypothetical vignettes that might involve someone acting with hostility toward them—someone bumping ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
2
Hostility Spreads Like a Contagion at Work -- Science of Us
In a finding that should not surprise anyone who's ever had a job that required human interaction, rudeness appears to travel throughout a ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Greek PM Faces Hostility Ahead Of Vote On Bailout Reforms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced a growing wave of hostility from members of his own party on July 15 just hours before a vote in ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»
4
Judge thrown off tobacco case due to 'hostility … - Palm Beach Post
“Though we previously concluded that any hostility arising from the events of the judicial nominating process did not warrant disqualification, ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
5
Hull ready to thrive off KR crowd's derby hostility
Indeed, Green believes that he and his team-mates can thrive on the hostility, and use it to boost their performance. "It will be a hostile ... «Love Rugby League, Jul 15»
6
Local lawmakers on Iran deal: hostility, wariness - Philly.com
President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran met with hostility from most Philadelphia-area Republicans and wariness from Democrats, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
7
Italian hostility to EU is now quite widespread
Once that certainty began to falter (as it did, in the 1990s) hostility to the EU regularly increased, and it is now quite widespread. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
20 years of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties – P3: Hostility from Washington
The U.S. administration stepped up its isolation of Vietnam from the world following accusations that the Southeast Asian country had invaded ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
9
Goldberg: I don't blame Trump's hostility. I'd hate me if I were him
Goldberg: I don't blame Trump's hostility. I'd hate me if I were him. Posted: Jul 13, 2015 1:17 PM PDT. Monday, July 13, 2015 4:17 PM EDT. Updated: Jul 14 ... «AM 760 KFMB, Jul 15»
10
Abbott's deep well of hostility to renewable energy | The New Daily
... Weather, Games, Trivia, Crossword, Sudoku, Multimedia, Galleries, Videos. Abbott's deep well of hostility to renewable energy. 0 inShare. Jul 13, 2015 «The New Daily, Jul 15»

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