hostility
/hɑˈstɪlɪti/ noun C1- The state of being hostile. · My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
- A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Plural hostilities
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The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice.
At this unusual sound, a huge black dog came rushing to meet the daring assailant of his ordinarily tranquil abode, snarling and displaying his sharp white teeth with a determined hostility that abundantly proved how little he was accustomed to society.
And this time the tone and manner in which the command was given, betokened such growing hostility that the two young men perceived, for the first time, that the mandate was addressed to them.
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