hostility.

Strong dislike, opposition, or unfriendliness toward someone or something.

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Words that belong together

• open hostility
• hostility toward reform

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Her suggestion met with open hostility.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.