feel hostility

Frequency: 8.015.6 per million words

To personally experience a feeling of opposition towards someone or something.

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Examples (10)

  • Many teenagers often feel deep hostility towards the police.
  • She couldn't help but feel a surge of hostility when he entered the room.
  • Do you ever feel hostility from certain colleagues at work?
  • It's natural to feel some hostility when your ideas are constantly rejected.
  • Despite his calm demeanor, I could feel the underlying hostility in his words.
  • The constant criticism made her feel growing hostility towards the project.
  • He tried not to feel any hostility towards his opponent, but it was difficult.
  • Sometimes, children feel hostility towards new siblings out of jealousy.
  • If you feel hostility brewing, it's best to address it constructively.
  • I never thought I would feel such intense hostility towards a political figure.