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hostility definition

hos·til·ity (häs til′ə tē)

noun pl. hostilities -·ties

  1. a feeling of enmity, ill will, unfriendliness, etc.; antagonism
    1. an expression of enmity and ill will; hostile act
    2. open acts of war; warfare

Etymology: Fr hostilité < LL hostilitas < L hostilis, hostile

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