hostility
The state of being hostile.
Example
“My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.”
Other meanings
A hostile action, especially a military action. See for specific plural definition.
Synonyms
- ill will
Related words
- nonhostility
- prehostility
- horizontal hostility
Word history
From Latin "hostīlitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hostility” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.