unfriendliness

noun

Definition of unfriendlinessnext
as in hostility

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Recent Examples of unfriendliness Images accompanied by verbal descriptions of their generosity and kindness resulted in higher scores of facial attractiveness than when the same images were accompanied by negative traits like selfishness and unfriendliness. — Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024 Each of the 1,200 mainstream vehicles the ACEEE evaluates is given an overall Green Score that can be used to compare the relative environmental friendliness – or unfriendliness as the case may be – from one model to another. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Researchers found unfriendliness of staff was also linked to speed and order accuracy, and therefore had the potential to impact companies’ bottom lines. — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfriendliness
  1. hostility
  2. antagonism
  3. belligerence
  4. aggression
Noun
  • America’s first Black female doctor also faced open hostility from the white medical establishment.
    — Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Despite frequent instances of both sides accusing one another of violating the truce, the elusive breakthrough led to the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began, as well as the release of 33 Israelis from Hamas captivity and nearly 2,000 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • What To Know The White House meeting was a striking exchange of open antagonism in the Oval Office, a space typically reserved for formal diplomacy, especially among U.S. allies.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • If economic conditions in China continue to deteriorate, Xi could pivot suddenly, perhaps softening his antagonism toward the West.
    — Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of antagonism
Noun
  • Applying excessive pressure to Kyiv while going soft on Moscow undermines the possibility of a long-term settlement that could deter further Russian belligerence.
    — Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
  • This is why Australian leaders have focused on the lack of notice rather than accusations of Beijing's belligerence.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of belligerence
Noun
  • Russia was expelled from the G8, sanctioned by the West and ostracized on the global stage because of its aggression against Ukraine.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Gandhi’s strategy of collective and collaborative unity, rather than aggression, effectively dismantled British dominance.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of aggression

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