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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHostility
/hɒˈstɪl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Unfriendly or oppositional behavior; unfriendliness or antagonism.
"Their initial hostility eventually faded into mutual respect."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'hostilite', originating from Old French 'hostilité', and ultimately from the Latin 'hostilitas' (enmity, friendliness), from 'hostis' (stranger, enemy). Over time, the term shifted from denoting the condition of being at war to describing a personal psychological state of unfriendliness or opposition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hostility" is said worldwide
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hostilité
Transliteration: ostilite
"Il a montré beaucoup d'hostilité."
Feindseligkeit
Transliteration: feindseligkeit
"Sie reagierte mit offener Feindseligkeit."
ostilità
Transliteration: ostilita
"C'è molta ostilità tra di loro."
hostilidad
Transliteration: ostilidad
"La hostilidad del público era evidente."
hostilidade
Transliteration: ostilidade
"Ele enfrentou muita hostilidade no novo emprego."
शत्रुता
Transliteration: shatrutaa
"दोनों पक्षों के बीच शत्रुता बढ़ गई है।"
敌意
Transliteration: díyì
"他对我没有表现出任何敌意。"
적대감
Transliteration: jeokdaegam
"그들은 서로에게 적대감을 드러냈다."
敵意
Transliteration: tekii
"彼女の言葉には敵意が含まれていた。"
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