hostility

1. A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition (synset 104665463)
   "he could not conceal his hostility"
   is a type of: unfriendliness - an unfriendly disposition
   subtypes: virulence, virulency - extreme hostility
   same as: ill will
2. A state of deep-seated ill-will (synset 114003773)
   is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
   subtypes:

   • latent hostility, tension - feelings of hostility that are not manifest
   • state of war, war - a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
   • cold war - a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
   • suspicion - the state of being suspected
   specific instances: cold war - 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
   same as: antagonism, enmity
3. The feeling of a hostile person (synset 107563271)
   "he could no longer contain his hostility"
   is a type of: hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
   subtypes:

   • animosity, animus, bad blood - a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
   • class feeling - feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another
   • antagonism - an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
   • aggression, aggressiveness - a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
   • belligerence, belligerency - hostile or warlike attitude or nature
   • bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
   same as: enmity, ill will
4. Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (synset 100966680)
   is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
   subtypes:

   • meat grinder - any action resulting in injury or destruction
   • force, violence - an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
   • pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place
   same as: aggression

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