"hostility" meaning in All languages combined

See hostility on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /hɒˈstɪlɪti/ [UK], /hɑˈstɪlɪti/ [US] Audio: en-us-hostility.ogg [US] Forms: hostility [singular], hostilities [plural]
Etymology: hostile + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hostile|ity}} hostile + -ity Head templates: {{irrnoun|hostilities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Hostility is a negative action or feeling against something or somebody. Synonyms: hatred
    Sense id: simple-hostility-en-noun-ZCasSeu4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ity
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