敵意

HOSTILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of hostility in English hostility noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / hɒsˈtɪl.ə.ti / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i / hostility noun ( UNFRIENDLINESS ) Add to word list Add to word list C2 [ U ] an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something: open hostility They showed open (= obvious ) hostility to/towards/toward their new neighbours . Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly gruff offhandedness offish remote remoteness reserved saturnine wintry with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom See more results » hostility noun ( UNFRIENDLINESS ) C2 [ U ] an occasion when someone shows that they do not agree with or like something Arguments & disagreements altercation be (on) non-speakers idiom belligerence bickering blood feud bust up phrasal verb clash collision controversy discord multi-front non-argument non-speaker pile pile on phrasal verb pile on/onto ( someone ) phrasal verb quarrel scrap skirmish turf war See more results » hostility noun ( FIGHTING ) hostilities [ plural ] formal fighting in a war : hostilities break out Hostilities broke out just after midnight . See more (Definition of hostility from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hostility hostility It is objective, factual, formal, official, sometimes tending to hostility . From the Cambridge English Corpus I trust that it may help to end the baseless hostility prevailing between economic theory and economic history. From the Cambridge English Corpus For artists in other provincial troupes, social hostility rendered it largely impossible for them to exert any influence over their employers. From the Cambridge English Corpus The communities can afford to take the moderate hostilities of others because their selfesteem has not been badly damaged. From the Cambridge English Corpus In fact, modern history is full of examples that show how politicians, to divide people and realize their own selfish ambitions, have exploited this hostility . From the Cambridge English Corpus The sustained hostility of employers to trade unions had ensured that workers could not lightly associate with them. From the Cambridge English Corpus The entire range of strategic interactions should be brought to bear - not merely the hostility end of the scale. From the Cambridge English Corpus This study also found heterotypic continuity in fathers' hostile behaviors predicting the later hostility of their young adult offspring. From the Cambridge English Corpus But having conquered the town halls they sometimes met with hostility from employees or from burgomasters appointed by the crown. From the Cambridge English Corpus And finally, two separate conceptualizations of racial hostility are employed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the concept of a hostility /friendliness system is perfectly sensible even if its operationalization is difficult. From the Cambridge English Corpus This effort was culturally entwined with campaigns for stylistic "modernism," aesthetic encomiums to design simplicity and hostility to ornamental forms. From the Cambridge English Corpus Ayers paints a picture of two different societies living in reasonable harmony prior to hostilities. From the Cambridge English Corpus In contrast, all three markers of problems with autonomy in adolescent - father interactions were predictive of peerrated young adult hostility . From the Cambridge English Corpus We found that girls were actually more likely than boys to display increased hostility in the presence of increased interparental conflict. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of hostility These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations with hostility hostility These are words often used in combination with hostility . Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. atmosphere of hostility This atmosphere of hostility is closely interwoven with the government's insufficient efforts at postwar reconciliation, as well as with chaotic process of land speculation and a confused resource tenure system. From the Cambridge English Corpus considerable hostility I have just cited evidence showing considerable hostility from the start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 feeling of hostility I understand why there is this great feeling of hostility . From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with hostility What is the pronunciation of hostility ? Translations of hostility in Chinese (Traditional) 不友好, 敵意，不友好, 不同意，不喜歡… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 不友好, 敌意，不友好, 不同意，不喜欢… See more in Spanish hostilidad, hostilidad [feminine]… See more in Portuguese hostilidade, hostilidade [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian वैर, संघर्ष, विरोध… See more 冷淡さ, 敵意, 敵意（てきい）… See more düşmanlık, düşmanca/hasımca tutum, saldırganlık… See more hostilité [feminine], hostilité… See more hostilitat… See more afwijzing… See more ஒருவர் நட்பற்றவராக இருக்கும்போது அல்லது அவர்களுக்கு ஒன்றைப் பிடிக்கவில்லை என்பதைக் காட்டும் ஒரு தறுவாய், யாராவது ஒரு விஷயத்தில் உடன்படவில்லை அல்லது பிடிக்கவில்லை என்பதைக் காட்டும் ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பம்… See more विद्वेष, शत्रुता… See more અણગમો, શત્રુતા, વિરોધ… See more fjendtlighed… See more fientlighet, fiendskap, ovänlighet… See more permusuhan… See more die Feindschaft… See more fiendtlighet [masculine], motvilje [masculine], fiend-/uvennskap… See more عداوت, مخالفت, دشمنی… See more ворожість… See more ఎవరైనా స్నేహపూర్వకంగా లేని, లేదా వారు ఏదైనా ఇష్టపడరని చూపే సందర్భం, ఎవరైనా తాము దేనితోనైనా ఏకీభవించడం లేదా ఇష్టపడటం లేదని చూపించే సందర్భం… See more শত্রুতাপরায়ন, বৈরিতা, বিরোধিতা… See more nepřátelství… See more kebencian… See more ความเป็นศัตรู… See more sự thù địch… See more wrogość, sprzeciw, opozycja… See more 적대적임… See more ostilità… See more Need a translator? 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