inhospitableness

noun

Definition of inhospitablenessnext
as in friction

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  1. friction
  2. tension
  3. spite
  4. unfriendliness
  5. discord
  6. malignancy
  7. alienation
  8. malice
Noun
  • Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • From a shortage of teachers to a surplus Under the Pay Equity Fund, only teachers — not center directors or other administrators — get pay bumps, a point of friction for some.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of friction
Noun
  • The company’s consolidated pre-tax margin of 10.7% in Q3 improved 390 bps y-o-y. Also, oil prices have cooled to $2.11 per gallon (Jet fuel) after rising to over $2.60 levels in July due to the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Regional tensions, particularly in the South China Sea, are a driving force behind Vietnam's evolving defense priorities.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tension
Noun
  • So why, in spite of that growth, was 2024’s unifying hypothesis that dating apps failed?
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The report gives fresh voice to allegations of misconduct that have circulated around Gaetz for years, in spite of his firm denials.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spite
Noun
  • 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
Definition of unfriendliness
Noun
  • The two leaders have alternated between strategic alignment and open discord, with McConnell distancing himself following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There’s discord and violence — at Poppy’s school, out in London, even during her driving lessons with the ornery, proto–men’s rights advocate Scott (Eddie Marsan).
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of discord
Noun
  • The American Cancer Society identifies it as a factor in 40% of all cancer cases and 50% of cancer deaths, with clear links to malignancies of the uterus, esophagus, kidney, liver and gallbladder.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Mustang Bio's pipeline focuses on CAR T therapies for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, with ongoing collaborations with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and City of Hope.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of malignancy
Noun
  • Advertisement Both films also feature world-famous actors trying to disappear into beloved characters who have become so woven into the popular consciousness that any variation risks alienation.
    Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The movie would work if it weren’t set at Christmas, but the holiday cheer ratchets up the sense of alienation and despair.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of alienation
Noun
  • Davenport was charged with malice murder, battery and criminal trespass.
    KC Baker, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Beard's mother, Lizette Bowers, says her son was acting out of love, not malice.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
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Thesaurus Entries Near inhospitableness

inhospitable

inhospitableness

inhuman

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