different between discontent vs hostility
discontent
English
Etymology
dis- +? content
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?t?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)
- (uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
- (uncountable) A longing for better times or circumstances.
- (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent.
Related terms
- discontented
Translations
Verb
discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)
- To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Adjective
discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)
- Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
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hostility
English
Etymology
From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin host?lit?s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??st?l?ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /h??st?l?ti/
- Rhymes: -?l?ti
Noun
hostility (countable and uncountable, plural hostilities)
- (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- The polarization of wealth and the polarization of attitudes to diversity are not unrelated. A key reason for popular hostility to immigrants is that to many people, particularly within working-class communities, immigration has become a symbol of unacceptable change.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Synonyms
- (state of being hostile): antagonism, opposition, enmity, animosity, antipathy, hatred, unfriendliness
- (military action): war, fighting, combat
Antonyms
- (state of being hostile): amity, friendliness
- (military action): peace
Related terms
- hostile
Translations
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