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hostility

🇬🇧 UK/hɒ'stɪlɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/hɒs'tiliti/
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Definitions

n.

Unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behavior toward someone; a hostile act, especially in warfare.

敌意;敌对行为;(复数)战争行动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hostguest, host, stranger
+
ilsuffix
+
itystate, quality, condition
=hostility

Common Collocations

  • 1.show hostility表现出敌意
  • 2.atmosphere of hostility敌意的氛围

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There was open hostility between the two rival factions.

  • 2.

    There was palpable hostility between the rival teams.

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