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hostility
noun
1 hostility
A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition:
— He could not conceal his hostility.
synonym: ill will.
Polish: wrogość, nieprzyjaźń, nieprzyjacielskość
2 hostility
3 hostility
The feeling of a hostile person:
— He could no longer contain his hostility.
synonyms: enmity, ill will.
Dutch: rancune, animositeit, haat, haatgevoel, haatgevoelens, vijandschap
4 hostility
Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked.
synonym: aggression.
Dutch: vijandigheid, hostiliteit, agressie, agressiviteit
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