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ostilità

hostility

noun oh-stee-lee-TAH Rare

Usage Note

Ostilità ends in -tà, a suffix that marks it as invariable in the plural — le ostilità looks the same in singular and plural, much like città or qualità. It can refer to a general feeling of antagonism or, in the plural, to acts of warfare: riprendere le ostilità means 'to resume hostilities'. The related adjective is ostile.

Examples

"L'ostilità tra i due gruppi era evidente."

Natural Translation

The hostility between the two groups was evident.

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