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Word: Hostility
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French hostilité or late Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostilis (see hostile)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɒˈstɪlɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition
Short Definition:hostile behaviour
Examples:- their hostility to all outsiders
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