hostility
n.
enmity, animosity, antagonism, hatred; hostile act; resistance
Hostility
Hostility is a form of
angry internal
rejection or
denial in psychology. It is a part of
personal construct psychology, developed by
George Kelly. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a
synonym for
anger and
aggression.In psychological terms, Kelly defined hostility as the willful refusal to accept evidence that one's perceptions of the world are wrong. Instead of reconsidering, the hostile person attempts to force or coerce the world to fit their view, even if this is a forlorn hope, and however harmful the cost.
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Hostility
hostility
Noun
1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
(synonym) ill will
(hypernym) unfriendliness
(hyponym) virulence, virulency
2. a state of deep-seated ill-will
(synonym) enmity, antagonism
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) latent hostility, tension
3. the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
(synonym) enmity, ill will
(hypernym) hate, hatred
(hyponym) animosity, animus, bad blood
4. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
(synonym) aggression
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) meat grinder
5. acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
(synonym) belligerency
(hypernym) combat, armed combat
Hostility
(n.)
State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
(n.)
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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