hostilities (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hostilities*:
NOUN	act	hostilities, belligerency	fighting

hostilities > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaastih'lahtiyz
Rhymes	Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...

English > *hostilities*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	fighting; acts of overt warfare.
Example	"the outbreak of hostilities"
Synonym	belligerency
Broader	combat, armed combat	An engagement fought between two military forces
Spanish	hostilidades
Adjectives	hostile	not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

HyperDic: hostilities