Dictionary
hos•til•i•ty
Pronunciation: (ho-stil'i-tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
2. a hostile act.
3. opposition or resistance to an idea, plan, project, etc.
4. hostilities,
a. acts of warfare.
b. war.
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