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Word entry · 9 letters

hostility

Best crossword clue

"Deep ill will"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /hɒˈstɪlɪti/Part of speech nounSorted hiilosttyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

Word origin

From Middle English hostilitie, hostilite, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostīlitās. By surface analysis, hostile + -ity.

Used in a sentence

  • My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
  • There is no hostilitie so excellent, as that which is absolutely Christian.
  • But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.

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