noun
- A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition.
- usage: "he could not conceal his hostility"
- synonyms: ill will
- A state of deep-seated ill-will.
- synonyms: enmity, antagonism
- The feeling of a hostile person.
- usage: "he could no longer contain his hostility"
- Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked.
- synonyms: aggression
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