HOSTILITY


Meaning of HOSTILITY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

excite hatred/hostility

He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred.

provoke hostility

Aggressive behaviour provokes hostility.

vehement opposition/criticism/hostility etc

Despite vehement opposition, the Act became law.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

considerable

The New Urban Left councils aroused considerable hostility from the government, and some anxiety from the leadership of the Labour party.

Assimilation is consequently difficult, particularly as the minority groups experience considerable hostility .

great

As an exercise, it was valuable for Glass even if it aroused a great deal of hostility .

open

They were greeted with open hostility .

Seven pairs of eyes were looking at him with open hostility , even the youngest's who was not yet four.

With no-one yet fully recovered, and as the strange events continue, open hostility breaks out.

At any rate, Miss Gregory and I always eyed each other with open hostility .

outright

Competition and struggle may be the watchwords but this does not necessarily imply outright hostility .

From reluctant acceptance, the village mood was rapidly transformed into outright hostility .

popular

Mr Broady painted a frightening picture of considerable violence and a fair amount of popular hostility to the police.

There would also appear to have been relatively little popular hostility towards papal authority.

public

It was violation of the ability-to-pay principle that caused much of the public hostility to the poll tax.

A similar public hostility toward new religions occurred following the Jonestown mass suicides in 1978.

■ VERB

arouse

The New Urban Left councils aroused considerable hostility from the government, and some anxiety from the leadership of the Labour party.

Consequently, the Franco regime could not institute a programme of land reform without arousing the hostility of the landowners.

express

Inability to express hostility and aggressive feelings directly; 3.

face

It faced hostility from Labour leaders, and never succeeded in gaining an electoral or industrial base.

Although normally quietly spoken, he would be most courageous in facing hostility in discussion, even from large groups of people.

Many had faced hostility from colleagues who were opposed to fundholding.

As governments, both have faced hostility from a powerful neighbour.

He could not expect the support of the Allies, but, more importantly, neither would he face active hostility .

When the going got rough the brothers usually sent a deputy to face the unpleasant hostility to which they would be exposed.

In addition Quintianus faced hostility from a local official, Lytigius, and from Hortensius.

feel

Barney Moss stared at Doyle through the intervening glass-topped door, and Doyle felt the hostility like tiny knives.

Other students, while constantly feeling the pressure of hostility and homophobia, have been none the less extremely successful during their college years.

He could feel reserve, even hostility , coming towards him as real as the smell of roasting meat.

Birkett appears to feel a personal hostility to Mary Kingsley and her autocratic ways, rather than antagonism towards her imperialist activities.

increase

Even before last week's decision bureaucrats were debating whether to lower the target because of the increasing hostility to nuclear power.

The increasing hostility to affirmative action has rubbed off on the diversity movement.

Strikes grew more frequent and violent, the harsh suppression of them by the government increasing hostility towards the republican regime.

This incident was the culmination of increasing hostility among black and white students at Olivet.

meet

The pickets travelling to Kent were met by unbridled hostility from local people, orchestrated by local newspapers.

Black efforts to improve their circumstances were met with hostility and suspicion, and finally, open aggression.

provoke

This had provoked hostility in some quarters towards him - a hostility that lingered still in the family-orientated Marsh End.

In acquiescing, the government was well aware that the final terms would provoke peasant hostility , and took suitable precautions.

Stanley's government proposals on emancipation in mid-May provoked hostility amongst delegates on the grounds of compensation and the apprenticeship scheme.

show

Why should their disciples attack a Church which showed so little hostility to them?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

arouse hostility/suspicion/resentment/anger etc

Although it quickly subsided, what I was able to catch was sufficient to arouse suspicion.

In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers' union branches.

Parked vehicles that arouse suspicion should be reported.

Similarly the threat of a loss arouses anxiety and actual loss causes sorrow, while both situations are likely to arouse anger.

The beguiling simplicity of the flat tax is one reason it arouses suspicion.

The two painters downstairs impinge - directly through their crazy behaviour arousing suspicion against themselves, and indirectly through Porfiry.

They are fascinating and frightening; they arouse anger and they are defiant.

Unless your home is totally dilapidated, steer clear of a complete redecoration prior to selling: it will arouse suspicion.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Given his open hostility , it seemed pointless to try and continue to persuade him.

Recently there has been hostility towards the Prime Minister from members of his own party.

The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.

The verdict may worsen racial hostility .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Boys in an autocratic group were more dependent on their leader, and submissive; their hostility was towards each other.

But they also told these stories because they felt so disturbed by the alienation and hostility of some black students.

Consequently, the Franco regime could not institute a programme of land reform without arousing the hostility of the landowners.

Its consequences are hostility to the strong state and vanguard party and sympathy with pluralism and perhaps forms of anarchism.

Now they became centers of hostility .

The hostility and bloodshed associated with the partition resulted in 1 million deaths.

The only council member who can be seen to be motivated by hostility to the family is William, lord Hastings.

They were greeted with open hostility .

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