HOSTILITIES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fighting; acts of overt warfare

Example:

the outbreak of hostilities

Synonyms:

belligerency; hostilities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hostilities" is a kind of...):

armed combat; combat (an engagement fought between two military forces)

Derivation:

hostile (not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally)