hostility
English Thesaurus
1. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | meat grinder, |
| definition | : | any action resulting in injury or destruction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | force, violence, |
| definition | : | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act) |
2. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | unfriendliness, |
| definition | : | an unfriendly disposition (noun.attribute) |
3. the feeling of a hostile person (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | hate, hatred, |
| definition | : | the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | class feeling, |
| definition | : | feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | antagonism, |
| definition | : | an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility (noun.feeling) |
4. a state of deep-seated ill-will (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | state of war, war, |
| definition | : | a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cold war, |
| definition | : | a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | suspicion, |
| definition | : | the state of being suspected (noun.state) |
| instance hyponym | : | cold war, |
| definition | : | a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States (noun.state) |
5. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act)
| derivation | : | aggress, attack, |
| definition | : | take the initiative and go on the offensive (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) (adj.all) |
6. the feeling of a hostile person (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | characterized by enmity or ill will (adj.all) |
7. a state of deep-seated ill-will (noun.state)
| derivation | : | antagonistic, |
| definition | : | incapable of harmonious association (adj.all) |
8. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act)
| derivation | : | aggress, attack, |
| definition | : | take the initiative and go on the offensive (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) (adj.all) |
9. the feeling of a hostile person (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | hostile, |
| definition | : | characterized by enmity or ill will (adj.all) |
10. a state of deep-seated ill-will (noun.state)
| derivation | : | antagonistic, |
| definition | : | incapable of harmonious association (adj.all) |
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