increased hostility

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandhostility

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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hostility
noun
uk
/hɒsˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/
an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandhostilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreased hostility

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We found that girls were actually more likely than boys to displayincreasedhostilityin the presence of increased interparental conflict.
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Girls were more likely than boys to displayincreasedhostilityin discussions in which there was greater interparental hostility.
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I genuinely feel that there would beincreasedhostilityto government and the police, increased non-co-operation, civil unrest and perhaps even civil disobedience.
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The lack of sportsmanship and theincreasedhostilityamong players on the pitch soon became a feature of behaviour on the terraces.
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The consequences are inevitablyincreasedhostilityand jealousy and distrust in all the countries affected.
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Has it won us any friends and influenced people, or has itincreasedhostilitytowards us?
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Then, if there is pressure in that area, and we increase our defence forces there, there will beincreasedhostilityat home.
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One must say there is likely to beincreasedhostility.
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They also exhibitincreasedhostilityin their behavioral patterns.
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This all can lead toincreasedhostilitytowards others and the formation of anonymous hate groups.
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Adding fuel to the fire the railroad companies began hiring replacement workers (that is, strikebreakers), which only increased hostilities.
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The railroads began hiring replacement workers (strikebreakers), which increased hostilities.
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