hostility

English translation: enmity

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English term or phrase:	hostility
Selected answer:	enmity
Entered by:	Sarah Ponting

16:02 Jan 28, 2003

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: hostility

What is your definition of hostility

patricia

here's a dictionary definition

Explanation:
hostility:
1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity. See Synonyms at enmity.
2. a. A hostile act. b. hostilities. Acts of war; overt warfare.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

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hostile
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces; hostile acts.
2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will; antagonistic: a hostile remark.
3. Unfavorable to health or well-being; inhospitable or adverse: a hostile climate.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,

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Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 15:26

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4 +13

here's a dictionary definition

Sarah Ponting

5 +2

acts of overt warfare (noun)

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral

4 +3

ill will/overt act of war

Kim Metzger

4 +2

acting aggresssively or feeling aggressive

Armorel Young

5 +1

hostility

MT Translations

an additional quality of hostility - basic lack of faith in/mistrust of the object of hostility

Montefiore

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +13

here's a dictionary definition

Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 15:26
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 67

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acts of overt warfare (noun)

Explanation:
Quick definitions (hostility)

noun: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition (Example: "He could not conceal his hostility")
noun: the feeling of a hostile person (Example: "He could no longer contain his hostility")
noun: a state of deep-seated ill-will
noun: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

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Main Entry: hos·til·i·ty
Pronunciation: hä-\'sti-l&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Date: 15th century
1 a : deep-seated usually mutual ill will b (1) : hostile action (2) plural : overt acts of warfare : WAR
2 : conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle
synonym see ENMITY

Reference: http://www.onelook.com./?w=hostility&ls=a

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 06:26
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in pair: 4

3 mins confidence:

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ill will/overt act of war

Explanation:
According to Merriam Webster's. If you're referring to how an individual person feels or acts hostility would be showing ill will, being aggressive. In reference to the acts of a nation, hostility is an overt act of war, attacking another country.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 2249

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

acting aggresssively or feeling aggressive

Explanation:
Hostility may be expressed in action - at the extreme, war - or it may be a feeling not necessarily put into action (for example, I can feel hostile towards someone, which means I resent/dislike them or feel aggressive towards them)

Armorel Young
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 597

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hostility

Explanation:
Hostility=
1. enmity or antagonism.
2. an act expressing enmity or opposition.
3. (pl.) fighting; warfare. [HarperCollins]

*Hostility* is an unfriendly or aggressive behaviour towards people or ideas. Your *hostility* to something you do not approve is your opposition to it.
You can refer to fighting between two countries or groups as *hostilities*; a formal use!

...my opinion...

MT Translations
Local time: 15:26
Native speaker of:

Italian

2 hrs confidence:

an additional quality of hostility - basic lack of faith in/mistrust of the object of hostility

Explanation:
hostility involves not just the innate aggression or enmity/animosity - it may be an emotional state of lacking the faith in the basic goodness of mankind; it is often combined with preconceived misguided and mistaken notions about the Other; it's about "othering" those who are perceived "different" from you; it's a lack of compassion and empathy towards others that may be rooted in the lack of compassion towards oneself.

Just thought I'd offer an insight with a psychological bent:)

Montefiore
United States
Local time: 06:26
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 66

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