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hostilities::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | belligerency |
| Type of | armed combat, combat |
| Derivation | hostile |
the outbreak of hostilities.
Examples of hostilities
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He will warn his players, however, to stay calm despite the crowd's hostilities.
From the guardian.co.uk
Marx knew, well before hostilities broke out, that the crisis was about slavery.
From the guardian.co.uk
Afterward, she convened meetings to persuade men to lay aside their hostilities.
From the kentucky.com
You can't say until the end of hostilities because that is an indefinite period.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Belisarius had been recalled in the face of renewed hostilities by the Persians.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hostilities between the British and the Iraqis lasted from 2 May to 30 May 1941.
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Some of Aguinaldo's associates supported America, even before hostilities began.
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Benedict's first encyclical extended a heartfelt plea for an end to hostilities.
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In 1998 border disputes around the town of Badme erupted into open hostilities.
From the bbc.co.uk
- Fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
- Hostility (also called inimicality) 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.
- A conflict in which significant organized military force is being employed. Phase 3 of the MIT Model.
