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A state of hostility, enmity, or antagonism between individuals or groups.
Seine Feindseligkeit gegenüber Fremden war offensichtlich.
His hostility toward strangers was obvious.
Die Feindseligkeit im Raum war fast greifbar.
The hostility in the room was almost palpable.
Often used to describe a persistent or deep-seated antagonistic attitude.
Feindseligkeit is often used in political or social contexts to describe deep-seated hostility.
Derived from 'Feind' (enemy) + '-seligkeit' (a suffix indicating a state or condition), literally meaning 'the state of being an enemy.'
The word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe interpersonal or international tensions.