Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhostilityhos‧til‧i‧ty /hɒˈstɪləti $ hɑː-/ ●○○ noun1[uncountable]UNFRIENDLY when someone is unfriendly and full of anger towards another personhostility towards/between
hostility towards foreignershostility toward American English
hostility toward religious minoritiesopen/outright hostility (=hostility that is clearly shown)
They eyed each other with open hostility.2[uncountable]AGAINST/OPPOSE strong or angryopposition to something
The reform program was greeted with hostility by conservatives.hostility to/towards
There is a lot of public hostility to the tax.
Pictures of refugees aroused popular hostility (=felt by a lot of people) towards the war.hostility toward American English
Republican hostility toward slavery3 →hostilitiesEjemplos desde el Corpushostility• But they also told these stories because they felt so disturbed by the alienation and hostility of some black students.• Its consequences are hostility to the strong state and vanguard party and sympathy with pluralism and perhaps forms of anarchism.• Recently there has been hostility towards the PrimeMinister from members of his own party.• The only councilmember who can be seen to be motivated by hostility to the family is William, lord Hastings.• Now they became centers of hostility.• Given his open hostility, it seemed pointless to try and continue to persuade him.• They were greeted with open hostility.• The verdict may worsenracialhostility.• Boys in an autocratic group were more dependent on their leader, and submissive; their hostility was towards each other.• The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.hostility towards/between• This time he seems to be picking up the signals of some approachinghostility towards him.• Strikes grew more frequent and violent, the harsh suppression of them by the government increasing hostility towards the republicanregime.• Its presence will indicatehostility towardsreligion and make it very difficult for people to take religion seriously.• There is no hostility between the staff and us and it makes school life so much easier.• The flashes of hostility between them could only make things worse.• Ultimately these foundered on the legacy of hostility between the various parties and between Lini, Sope and Kalpokas.• There would also appear to have been relatively little popularhostility towardspapalauthority.hostility to/towards• But there was fiercehostility to the appointment within the Labourranks.• He was especially noted for his hostility to the scheme to form a territorialarmy.• There would also appear to have been relatively little popular hostility towards papal authority.• Finally, the psychological profession's hostility tomarriage and family commitments works strongly against women psychologists.• Wigg's hostility to both arose from the same cause.• Much of the hostility towardscivilization felt by people in the suppressed classes is understandable.• Republican rhetoric had consisted of unrestrainedhostility to the SovietUnion and emphasizedpermanent war with Communism.• Identification with the community is even consistent with hostility to its laws, if those are thought to be oppressive or unfair.
