Dictionary entry

Hostility

Pronunciation: /hɒˈstɪlɪti/

Pronunciation

/hɒˈstɪlɪti/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ရန်လိုစိတ်။ရန်လိုမှု။ စစ်ပြုခြင်း။စစ်မက်။

Definition

hostility /hɒ'stÇlǝti/ n ၁။ [U] ~ (to/towards sb/sth) ရန္လိုစိတ္။ ရန္လိုမႈ။ feel no hostility towards anyone ❍ show hostility to sb/sth ❍ His suggestion met with some hostility. ၂။ hostilities [pl] စစ္ျပဳျခင္း။ စစ္မက္။ at the outbreak of hostilities ❍ suspend hostilities (ie stop fighting).

Examples

  1. [hostility to/towards] : There is always some hostility to new technology.
  2. They were greeted with suspicion and hostility at first.
  3. [hostility between] : There is no hostility between the staff and pupils.
  4. [hostility to/toward] : I found it hard to handle people’s hostility towards me.
  5. [cessation of hostilities] : The UN is demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities.
  6. [the outbreak of hostilities] : Anti-war demonstrations continued after the outbreak of hostilities.
  7. [hostility between] : The likelihood of renewed hostilities between the two countries