Hostility - English meaning

noun

Feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behaviour; readiness to attack or confront.

Usage examples:

His chin was jutting with aggression

noun

Actions or behavior that use threats or force against others

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We regard the presence of troops on our border as an act of aggression.

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Spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something

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Some types of dog are bred for aggression., an act of aggression

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Hostile or violent behaviour.

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Recent research has linked violent video games to increased aggressiveness in youths

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The quality of being likely to attack other people or animals, or to behave in a violent or angry way towards them

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There were concerns about the child's disruptiveness and aggressiveness., these dogs are bred for a…

noun

Determination to win or succeed, and the use of forceful action to do this

Usage examples:

Her talent and aggressiveness make her a tennis star of the future.

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

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You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

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The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

noun

Hate, extreme unfriendliness, or active opposition to someone

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There's a history of antagonism between the two teams., the antagonism towards neighbouring states,…

noun

The behaviour or manner of someone who wants to fight or start a war

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The senator brought his trademark bellicosity to his press conference in the capitol., few people w…

noun

Aggressive or warlike behaviour.

Usage examples:

Mortimer was eyeing guy with belligerence

noun

The wish to fight or argue

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I can't stand his belligerence., she said, with a trace of belligerence, "i'm afraid you'll be wast…

noun

The act of starting or fighting a war

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A spike in global oil prices could be caused by one country's belligerence.

noun

Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness.

Usage examples:

The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness

noun

An unpleasantly sharp taste

noun

A feeling of anger and unhappiness

Usage examples:

He was full of bitterness after he lost his job.

noun

Intense dislike; hate.

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Racial hatred

noun

A strong feeling of dislike; hate

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He has an extreme hatred of taxes and tolls.

noun

An extremely strong feeling of dislike

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Hatred of what is very clear in these letters is clark's passionate hatred of his father., the moti…

noun

The state or condition of being malevolent; hostility.

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His eyes were glowing with malevolence

noun

The quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

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It was an act of great malevolence., her eyes flashed pure malevolence.

noun

The desire to harm someone; ill will.

Usage examples:

I bear no malice towards anybody

noun

The intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury

Usage examples:

An employee would have to prove an employer acted out of malice in order to sue.

noun

Rancour; the state or condition of being rancorous.

noun

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing.

Usage examples:

He spoke without rancour

noun

A feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Usage examples:

They cheated me, but i feel no rancour towards/against them.

noun

A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.

Usage examples:

He'd think i was saying it out of spite

verb

Deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone).

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He put the house up for sale to spite his family

noun

The desire to annoy, upset, or hurt someone

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He let the air out of your tires just for spite., i think he died without making a will just to spi…

noun

The quality of wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, because you feel angry towards them

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There is an incredible level of small-minded immaturity and spitefulness among some people.

noun

The quality or fact of being unfriendly

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He was received with suspicion and unfriendliness., he had shown incompetence, unfriendliness, and …

noun

Inconsiderate and harsh behaviour.

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She had had enough of her father's unkindness

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A poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.

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Snake venoms have different effects

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A poisonous liquid produced by some snakes, insects, and spiders when they bite

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Fig. his diary was full of venom and hate for everyone in authority., a venomous snake/spider

noun

Extreme anger.

Usage examples:

He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father's wrath

noun

Extreme anger

Usage examples:

He left home to escape his father’s wrath.