different between loathing vs hostility

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??ð??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?ð??/
• Rhymes: -??ð??

Noun

loathing (countable and uncountable, plural loathings)

1. Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

Translations

Verb

loathing

1. present participle of loathe
2. (obsolete) present participle of loath

Anagrams

• Hotaling

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)

1. (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.

2. (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