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hostility

[hostil′itē]

Etymology: L, hostilis, hostile

an emotional state characterized by enmity toward others and a desire to harm those at whom the antagonism is directed. The hostility may be expressed passively and actively.

hostility,

n the tendency of an organism to threaten harm to another or to itself.

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