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Unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behaviour

Hostile behaviour

Acts of warfare

The characteristic of repelling

A state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities, characterized by murderous assaults in revenge for previous injuries

Severe criticism or treatment

The act of estranging

Lack of generosity; miserliness

Protectiveness or jealousness

Absence of government

Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy

Anger or aggression associated with conflict arising from a particular situation

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition

Habitual skepticism

The state, act, or fact of being calm and composed

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Noun

Unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behaviour

argumentativeness

contentiousness

quarrelsomeness

disputatiousness

destructiveness

chip on one's shoulder

stand-offishness

disagreeableness

fighting spirit

hostile behavior

standoffishness

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“At that time my enthusiasm met a cold blast of indifference or hostility from most of the people I talked to about it.”

Noun

Hostile behaviour

acrimoniousness

dissatisfaction

mean-spiritedness

contradistinction

chip on your shoulder

disagreeableness

cantankerousness

uncharitableness

obstructiveness

evil intentions

civil disobedience

hateful feeling

ill-disposedness

extreme dislike

personality conflict

mutual hostility

bad-temperedness

mischievousness

contradictoriness

polarization^US

polarisation^UK

compassionlessness

cold-heartedness

hard-heartedness

hardheartedness

inconsiderateness

insubordination

disillusionment

unwillingness to accept

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

hardness of heart

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“Hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history.”

Noun

Acts of warfare

military action

exchange of blows

passage of arms

physical encounter

military operation

breach of the peace

misunderstanding

wrestling match

rough and tumble

bit of argy-bargy

passage at arms

significant contact

armed confrontation

difference of opinion

rough-and-tumble

knock-down-drag-out

bone of contention

knock down and drag out

outbreak of violence

knock-down drag-out

fit of ill humour

exchange of views

verbal sparring

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“Military chiefs agreed to cease hostilities throughout the country.”

Noun

The characteristic of repelling

dissatisfaction

strong aversion

intense dislike

dissatisfaction with

disapprobation of

disinclination towards

displeasure with

discontent with

incompatibility

having no use for

extreme dislike

bee in one's bonnet

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Noun

A state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities, characterized by murderous assaults in revenge for previous injuries

difference of opinion

misunderstanding

incompatibility

inharmoniousness

lack of agreement

lack of concord

internal strife

conflict of opinion

strained relations

bone of contention

quarrelsomeness

verbal sparring

exchange of views

acrimonious exchange

bit of argy-bargy

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Noun

Severe criticism or treatment

critical remarks

character assassination

underestimation

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Noun

The act of estranging

parting of the ways

setting against

misunderstanding

judicial separation

fractionalization

legal separation

difference of opinion

departmentalizing

official separation

separate maintenance

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Noun

Lack of generosity; miserliness

close-fistedness

tight-fistedness

parsimoniousness

acquisitiveness

cantankerousness

disagreeableness

contemptibleness

smallmindedness

tightfistedness

unscrupulousness

mean-spiritedness

uncharitableness

inconsiderateness

cold-heartedness

hard-heartedness

hardheartedness

unfair treatment

pinching pennies

compassionlessness

bloodthirstiness

an itching palm

remorselessness

cold-bloodedness

black-heartedness

lack of sympathy

insensitiveness

lack of charity

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Noun

Protectiveness or jealousness

Noun

Absence of government

disorganisation^UK

disorganization^US

absence of government

reign of terror

topsy-turviness

all hell broken loose

discombobulation

utter confusion

a three-ring circus

irresponsibility

lack of control

lack of restraint

unconnectedness

ineffectiveness

pig's breakfast

breach of the peace

street fighting

violent disorder

an omnishambles

topsy-turvyness

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Noun

Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy

Noun

Anger or aggression associated with conflict arising from a particular situation

frenzy of anger

fit of bad temper

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of anger

paroxysm of rage

cantankerousness

dissatisfaction

low boiling point

righteous anger

more heat than light

outburst of anger

acrimoniousness

fit of bad humour

uncertain temper

tempestuousness

outburst of rage

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

sense of injury

loss of control

running a temperature

febrile disease

intensity of feeling

outburst of agitation

mental distress

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

fit of agitation

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Noun

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition

dissatisfaction

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

lack of enthusiasm

misunderstanding

civil disobedience

trivial complaint

trivial objection

minor criticism

difference of opinion

bone of contention

adverse comment

second thoughts

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

statement of opposition

statement of dissatisfaction

conflict of interest

howls of protest

argument against

difficulty with

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

chorus of disapproval

unwillingness to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

howl of protest

apprehensiveness

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

obstructiveness

contradistinction

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Noun

Habitual skepticism

unconstructiveness

habitual skepticism

Noun

The state, act, or fact of being calm and composed

imperturbability

self-possession

level-headedness

self-composedness

self-discipline

standoffishness

tranquillity^UK

unresponsiveness

dispassionateness

uncommunicativeness

unconcernedness

unapproachability

lack of sympathy

lack of understanding

emotionlessness

hardheartedness

cold-heartedness

stand-offishness

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