Hostility vs. Opposition

Hostilitynoun

(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

Hostilitynoun

(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

Hostilitynoun

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

Hostilitynoun

An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. See hostilities

Hostilitynoun

a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition;

Hostilitynoun

a state of deep-seated ill-will

Hostilitynoun

the feeling of a hostile person;

Hostilitynoun

violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

Hostilitynoun

acts of overt warfare;

Hostility

Hostility is seen as form of emotionally charged aggressive behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.

Oppositionnoun

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

Oppositionnoun

An opposite or contrasting position.

Oppositionnoun

(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.

Oppositionnoun

(politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.

Oppositionnoun

(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.

Oppositionnoun

(chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.

Oppositionnoun

(logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

Oppositionnoun

The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

Oppositionnoun

The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.

Oppositionnoun

Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.

Oppositionnoun

That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.

Oppositionnoun

The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; - signified by the symbol ; as,

Oppositionnoun

The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.

Oppositionnoun

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;

Oppositionnoun

the relation between opposed entities

Oppositionnoun

the act of opposing groups confronting each other;

Oppositionnoun

a contestant that you are matched against

Oppositionnoun

a body of people united in opposing something

Oppositionnoun

a direction opposite to another

Oppositionnoun

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);

Oppositionnoun

a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected;