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unwillingness

English

Etymology

unwilling +? -ness

Noun

unwillingness (countable and uncountable, plural unwillingnesses)

  1. The property of being unwilling.

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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)

  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

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