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Unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behaviour

Hostile behaviour

Acts of warfare

A dislike for someone or something

The state, act, or fact of being reserved or unsociable

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

Protectiveness or jealousness

Absence of government

Anger or aggression associated with conflict arising from a particular situation

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition

Habitual skepticism

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Noun

Unfriendly and aggressive feelings or behaviour

argumentativeness

contentiousness

quarrelsomeness

disputatiousness

destructiveness

chip on one's shoulder

disagreeableness

stand-offishness

willingness to fight

fighting spirit

hostile behavior

standoffishness

confrontational attitude

intimidating manner

stout-heartedness

competitiveness

power to resist

firmness of purpose

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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

mean-spiritedness

dissatisfaction

acrimoniousness

disagreeableness

cantankerousness

chip on your shoulder

uncharitableness

contradistinction

evil intentions

hateful feeling

ill-disposedness

extreme dislike

bad-temperedness

personality conflict

mutual hostility

mischievousness

quarrelsomeness

argumentativeness

hardness of heart

chip on one's shoulder

compassionlessness

cold-heartedness

hard-heartedness

hardheartedness

inconsiderateness

insubordination

disillusionment

unscrupulousness

smallmindedness

contemptibleness

unwillingness to accept

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

obstructiveness

civil disobedience

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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

rough and tumble

breach of the peace

wrestling match

passage at arms

significant contact

armed confrontation

competitiveness

keeping up with the Joneses

counterinsurgency

collision course

clash of opinions

sporting competition

bare-knuckled boxing

barehanded boxing

hand-to-hand fight

hand-to-hand combat

bare-hand boxing

bare-knuckle boxing

affair of honor

meeting for satisfaction of honour

affair of honour

moment of truth

dog eat dog nature

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

Noun

A dislike for someone or something

dissatisfaction

strong aversion

intense dislike

dissatisfaction with

disapprobation of

disinclination towards

displeasure with

discontent with

bee in one's bonnet

incompatibility

having no use for

extreme dislike

lack of enthusiasm

contemptuousness

second thoughts

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

unsettled stomach

discontentedness

superciliousness

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Noun

The state, act, or fact of being reserved or unsociable

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

divided loyalties

internal strife

conflict of opinion

strained relations

quarrelsomeness

palace intrigue

palace politics

insubordination

bone of contention

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Noun

Severe criticism or treatment

critical remarks

stream of abuse

character assassination

verbal onslaught

verbal disapproval

mocking comment

torrent of abuse

underestimation

critical remark

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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

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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

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

more heat than light

righteous anger

outburst of anger

acrimoniousness

fit of bad humour

outburst of rage

uncertain temper

tempestuousness

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

fit of ill humour

sense of injury

running a temperature

febrile disease

loss of control

intensity of feeling

outburst of agitation

mental distress

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

fit of agitation

discontentedness

contentiousness

wounded feelings

disillusionment

extreme dislike

evil intentions

mean-spiritedness

contradistinction

chip on one's shoulder

hateful feeling

ill-disposedness

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

bee in one's bonnet

personality conflict

mutual hostility

mischievousness

strong aversion

intense dislike

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

insubordination

heaviness of heart

slap in the face

left-handed compliment

irrational fear

ruffled feathers

obstructiveness

bone of contention

overwhelming anxiety about

civil disobedience

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

bane of one's life

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Noun

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition

dissatisfaction

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

howls of protest

howl of protest

chorus of disapproval

lack of enthusiasm

misunderstanding

trivial complaint

trivial objection

minor criticism

civil disobedience

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

argument against

difficulty with

unwillingness to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

bane of one's life

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

obstructiveness

contradistinction

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Noun

Habitual skepticism

unconstructiveness

habitual skepticism

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