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hos⋅til⋅i⋅ty

  [ho-stil-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
2. a hostile act.
3. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
4. hostilities,
a. acts of warfare.
b. war.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME hostilite < L hostīlitās. See hostile, -ity

Synonyms:
1. animosity, animus, ill will, hatred. 4. fighting, conflict.

Antonyms:
1. friendliness. 4. peace.
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hos·til·i·ty   (hŏ-stĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. hos·til·i·ties

  1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity. See Synonyms at enmity.

    1. A hostile act.

    2. hostilities Acts of war; overt warfare.

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Word Origin & History

hostility 
1531, from M.Fr. hostilité "enmity," from L.L. hostilitatem (nom. hostilitas) "enmity," from L. hostilis, from hostis "enemy." Hostile (adj.) is 1487, from M.Fr. hostile "of or belonging to an enemy," from L. hostilis. As a noun meaning "enemy" it originally (1838) was used in ref. to N.Amer. Indians opposed to whites.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hos·til·i·ty
Pronunciation: hä-'stil-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle —hos·tile /'häs-t&l, -"tIl/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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