noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
excite hatred/hostility
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He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred.
provoke hostility
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Aggressive behaviour provokes hostility.
vehement opposition/criticism/hostility etc
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Despite vehement opposition, the Act became law.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
considerable
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The New Urban Left councils aroused considerable hostility from the government, and some anxiety from the leadership of the Labour party.
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Assimilation is consequently difficult, particularly as the minority groups experience considerable hostility .
great
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As an exercise, it was valuable for Glass even if it aroused a great deal of hostility .
open
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They were greeted with open hostility .
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Seven pairs of eyes were looking at him with open hostility , even the youngest's who was not yet four.
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With no-one yet fully recovered, and as the strange events continue, open hostility breaks out.
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At any rate, Miss Gregory and I always eyed each other with open hostility .
outright
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Competition and struggle may be the watchwords but this does not necessarily imply outright hostility .
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From reluctant acceptance, the village mood was rapidly transformed into outright hostility .
popular
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Mr Broady painted a frightening picture of considerable violence and a fair amount of popular hostility to the police.
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There would also appear to have been relatively little popular hostility towards papal authority.
public
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It was violation of the ability-to-pay principle that caused much of the public hostility to the poll tax.
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A similar public hostility toward new religions occurred following the Jonestown mass suicides in 1978.
■ VERB
arouse
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The New Urban Left councils aroused considerable hostility from the government, and some anxiety from the leadership of the Labour party.
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Consequently, the Franco regime could not institute a programme of land reform without arousing the hostility of the landowners.
express
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Inability to express hostility and aggressive feelings directly; 3.
face
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It faced hostility from Labour leaders, and never succeeded in gaining an electoral or industrial base.
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Although normally quietly spoken, he would be most courageous in facing hostility in discussion, even from large groups of people.
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Many had faced hostility from colleagues who were opposed to fundholding.
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As governments, both have faced hostility from a powerful neighbour.
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He could not expect the support of the Allies, but, more importantly, neither would he face active hostility .
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When the going got rough the brothers usually sent a deputy to face the unpleasant hostility to which they would be exposed.
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In addition Quintianus faced hostility from a local official, Lytigius, and from Hortensius.
feel
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Barney Moss stared at Doyle through the intervening glass-topped door, and Doyle felt the hostility like tiny knives.
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Other students, while constantly feeling the pressure of hostility and homophobia, have been none the less extremely successful during their college years.
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He could feel reserve, even hostility , coming towards him as real as the smell of roasting meat.
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Birkett appears to feel a personal hostility to Mary Kingsley and her autocratic ways, rather than antagonism towards her imperialist activities.
increase
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Even before last week's decision bureaucrats were debating whether to lower the target because of the increasing hostility to nuclear power.
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The increasing hostility to affirmative action has rubbed off on the diversity movement.
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Strikes grew more frequent and violent, the harsh suppression of them by the government increasing hostility towards the republican regime.
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This incident was the culmination of increasing hostility among black and white students at Olivet.
meet
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The pickets travelling to Kent were met by unbridled hostility from local people, orchestrated by local newspapers.
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Black efforts to improve their circumstances were met with hostility and suspicion, and finally, open aggression.
provoke
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This had provoked hostility in some quarters towards him - a hostility that lingered still in the family-orientated Marsh End.
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In acquiescing, the government was well aware that the final terms would provoke peasant hostility , and took suitable precautions.
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Stanley's government proposals on emancipation in mid-May provoked hostility amongst delegates on the grounds of compensation and the apprenticeship scheme.
show
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Why should their disciples attack a Church which showed so little hostility to them?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
arouse hostility/suspicion/resentment/anger etc
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Although it quickly subsided, what I was able to catch was sufficient to arouse suspicion.
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In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers' union branches.
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Parked vehicles that arouse suspicion should be reported.
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Similarly the threat of a loss arouses anxiety and actual loss causes sorrow, while both situations are likely to arouse anger.
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The beguiling simplicity of the flat tax is one reason it arouses suspicion.
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The two painters downstairs impinge - directly through their crazy behaviour arousing suspicion against themselves, and indirectly through Porfiry.
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They are fascinating and frightening; they arouse anger and they are defiant.
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Unless your home is totally dilapidated, steer clear of a complete redecoration prior to selling: it will arouse suspicion.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Given his open hostility , it seemed pointless to try and continue to persuade him.
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Recently there has been hostility towards the Prime Minister from members of his own party.
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The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.
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The verdict may worsen racial hostility .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Boys in an autocratic group were more dependent on their leader, and submissive; their hostility was towards each other.
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But they also told these stories because they felt so disturbed by the alienation and hostility of some black students.
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Consequently, the Franco regime could not institute a programme of land reform without arousing the hostility of the landowners.
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Its consequences are hostility to the strong state and vanguard party and sympathy with pluralism and perhaps forms of anarchism.
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Now they became centers of hostility .
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The hostility and bloodshed associated with the partition resulted in 1 million deaths.
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The only council member who can be seen to be motivated by hostility to the family is William, lord Hastings.
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They were greeted with open hostility .