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# hostility

noun (hostility, hostilities)

«hostility» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unfriendly, angry behaviour or feelings towards someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#m1)
2. Strong opposition to an idea or plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#m2)
3. (plural, hostilities, formal) Fighting in a war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows enemies or people who dislike each other: «the hostility between the two families». In history lessons «hostilities ended» means the fighting stopped. Phrases: open hostility, show hostility, hostility towards, the end of hostilities.

### Examples

- There was hostility between the two rival teams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x1)
- The new boy felt the hostility of the older children at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x2)
- The plan to close the park met with hostility from the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x3)
- Hostilities ended when both sides signed a peace treaty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x4)
- The cat looked at the puppy with hostility. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x5)
- Kindness can slowly melt hostility. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x6)
- "Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: hostile (unfriendly, or of an enemy). Opposite: friendliness, goodwill. The plural «hostilities» is mainly about war.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hostility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hostility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hostility.html) on Mova free.