hostilité

hostility

noun os-tee-lee-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Hostilité is often used in the plural — les hostilités — to mean armed conflict or acts of war, as in reprendre les hostilités (to resume hostilities). The singular refers to a feeling or attitude of unfriendliness. The adjective is hostile.

Examples

"Son hostilité envers les nouveaux était évidente."

Natural Translation

His hostility toward newcomers was obvious.

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