hostilities
1
7.4
- noun
- /hɑːˈstɪlɪtiz/
- Formal
:
hostilidades
- This week hostilities ceased on the Eastern Front.
This week hostilities ceased on the Eastern Front.
- This week hostilities ceased on the Eastern Front.
- And clearly this was the resumption of hostilities.
- If people at the Pentagon, for example, are really worried about hostilities, they're going to send carrier battle groups.
- They have these wonderfully formed established nation states where almost all hostilities between various tribes is quelled.
- Oh no, China is talking about full on preparing for full on hostilities.
- And now with the emerging increasing hostilities between the United States and Russia, those dangers are now coming back, both of them.
Examples
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POST-HOSTILITIES, CONTROL OVER A PIECE OF GEOGRAPHY THAT'S FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT WITH, UH, THE KINDS OF ETHNIC TENSIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND SO IT TAKES A SIGNIFICANT GROUND FORCE PRESENCE.
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And the hostilities are brewing, which is behind at least some of what we're seeing.
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And now with the emerging increasing hostilities between the United States and Russia, those dangers are now coming back, both of them.
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And the hostilities are brewing, which is behind at least some of what we're seeing.
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If people at the Pentagon, for example, are really worried about hostilities, they're going to send carrier battle groups.
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They have these wonderfully formed established nation states where almost all hostilities between various tribes is quelled.
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Hundreds die, thousands are wounded, but Dolphus emerges victorious, cracks down on all hostilities, and uses the crisis to increase and consolidate his power.
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THERE'LL SOON BE GENERAL HOSTILITIES IN BORNEO.
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"GREAT SEVERITY IN THAT MARTIAL LAW MAY BE EXERCISED IN REGIONS WHERE ACTUAL HOSTILITIES EXIST."
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The two countries engaged in hostilities that lasted for several months.
Synonyms
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1.4
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
854
3.5
A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war
514
2.7
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
415
6.9
Fighting between soldiers in a war
294
4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
128
4.4
The act of starting an attack against another country or group
105
3.7
An action by soldiers that involves fighting
82
5.0
Groups or companies compete strongly to gain power
61
7.1
A fight between armed groups during a war
58
6.6
Serious disagreement and fighting among people
56
6.5
A short battle where armed people shoot at each other
50
5.2
Violent acts between groups or countries
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
22
6.4
A brief unplanned fight between small groups, often during a larger conflict
1
9.4
A situation when a country or group fights in a war
1
4.9
A fight between soldiers or military groups using weapons
Antonyms
How Intense
∞
1.0
- Formal
1
7.4
22
6.4
509
3.2
646
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hostilities comes from the old Latin word hostis, which means 'enemy', and you can see the same root in hostile. So hostilities are the acts or fighting that enemies do, which is why the word means warfare or conflict.