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What is the noun for hostile?

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hostility
  1. (uncountable) The state of being hostile.
  2. (countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “At that time, my enthusiasm met a cold blast of indifference or hostility from most of the people I talked to about it.”
      “Nick looked up and gave a bright and saccharine smile that hid his hostility towards his neighbor well.”
      “Never had there been such loud hostility between them, and least of all in public.”
hostile
hostilities
  1. plural of hostility
  2. acts of war
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “If the decision is made after hostilities have ceased, it is more likely to favor civil liberty than if made while hostilities continue.”
      “Instead, hostilities found him posted first to the naval intelligence division of the Admiralty and then to the Royal Air Force.”
      “This appears to be the message from the first opinion poll readings since hostilities broke out.”
hostiles
  1. plural of hostile
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The peacekeepers rushed out of the shuttle onto the planet, weapons drawn and ready to mow down any hostiles.”
      “In these respects the friendlies appear to be more acculturated that do the hostiles, although this does not mean that their ultimate goal is assimilation into the surrounding society.”
      “A good summary of the characteristics of friendlies and hostiles is excerpted from the field work notes on a northern coastal band in British Columbia.”
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