hostility
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Hostility Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Hostility
(n.)
State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
(n.)
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
(n.)
State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
(n.)
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
| WordNet 2.0 |
hostility
Noun
1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
(synonym) ill will
(hypernym) unfriendliness
(hyponym) virulence, virulency
2. a state of deep-seated ill-will
(synonym) enmity, antagonism
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) latent hostility, tension
3. the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
(synonym) enmity, ill will
(hypernym) hate, hatred
(hyponym) animosity, animus, bad blood
4. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
(synonym) aggression
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) meat grinder
5. acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
(synonym) belligerency
(hypernym) combat, armed combat
Noun
1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
(synonym) ill will
(hypernym) unfriendliness
(hyponym) virulence, virulency
2. a state of deep-seated ill-will
(synonym) enmity, antagonism
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) latent hostility, tension
3. the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
(synonym) enmity, ill will
(hypernym) hate, hatred
(hyponym) animosity, animus, bad blood
4. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
(synonym) aggression
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) meat grinder
5. acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
(synonym) belligerency
(hypernym) combat, armed combat
| The Devil's Dictionary |
HOSTILITY
Hostility, (n.)
A peculiarly sharp and specially applied sense of the earth's overpopulation. Hostility is classified as active and passive; as (respectively) the feeling of a woman for her female friends, and that which she entertains for all the rest of her sex.
Hostility, (n.)
A peculiarly sharp and specially applied sense of the earth's overpopulation. Hostility is classified as active and passive; as (respectively) the feeling of a woman for her female friends, and that which she entertains for all the rest of her sex.
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hostility
hostility
\hos*til"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. hostilities (#). [l. hostilitas: cf. f. hostilité.]
1. state of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. hostility being thus suspended with france. ayward.
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. he who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend. rabb.
similar words(3)
latent hostility
irrational hostility
with hostility
hostility
\hos*til"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. hostilities (#). [l. hostilitas: cf. f. hostilité.]
1. state of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. hostility being thus suspended with france. ayward.
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. he who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend. rabb.
similar words(3)
latent hostility
irrational hostility
with hostility
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hostility
Enmity.
Enmity.
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Gelyniaeth
Gelyniaeth = n. hostility
Gelyniaeth = n. hostility
Lluedd
Lluedd = n. warfare, hostility
| Glossary of Significant Concepts in Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory |
Hostility
An internal or emotional feeling of enmity, anger, or resentment. Hostility is a principal motivator of aggression. (See aggression; personality subtheory; the warmth dimension of parenting)
An internal or emotional feeling of enmity, anger, or resentment. Hostility is a principal motivator of aggression. (See aggression; personality subtheory; the warmth dimension of parenting)
Hostility Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Hostility
Hostility is a form of angry internal rejection or denial in psychology. It is a part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
In psychological terms, Kelly defined hostility as the willful refusal to accept evidence that one's perceptions of the world are wrong. Instead of reconsidering, the hostile person attempts to force or coerce the world to fit their view, even if this is a forlorn hope, and however harmful the cost.
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