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prehostility

prehostility adjective: prior to hostility.

Adjective

prehostility (not comparable)

  1. Prior to hostility.

Noun

prehostility (uncountable)

  1. The state of a relationship between nations, etc. where hostility is likely to break out.

Origin of prehostility

From pre- + hostility.

Questions about prehostility

What does prehostility mean?
Prehostility means prior to hostility.
What part of speech is prehostility?
Prehostility can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prehostility in the dictionary

  1. prehormones
  2. prehorse
  3. prehospital
  4. prehospitalization
  5. prehospitally
  6. prehostility
  7. prehuman
  8. prehumans
  9. prehumiliation
  10. prehumous
  11. prehumously

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