(n.) A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants.
(n.) Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.
Example Sentences:
(1) For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision of the panel must be unanimous.” The match between the sides ended in acrimony and two City red cards.
(2) Amid the acrimony of the failed debate on the Malaysia Agreement, something was missed or forgotten: many in the left had changed their mind.
(3) But some wise old heads sniff into their handkerchiefs because they have sat through too many costly "happy ever after" ceremonies that ended in acrimony.
(4) The sniping followed an article by Cameron in the Sunday Times , in which he called on the coalition to provide a "strong, decisive and united government" in the wake of acrimonious splits over Lords reform, warning that the public will not stand for "division and navel-gazing" at a time of social and economic insecurity.
(5) People didn't see, because it was so chaotic and acrimonious, that the Copenhagen accord turned out to be a strong platform for going forward.
(6) Exchanges between the parties became increasingly acrimonious in recent days ahead of the anticipated announcement.
(7) With the studies of Bordet, Metchnikoff's protégé, the essential resolution of the acrimonious debate was offered.
(8) Those talks appeared to come close to clinching a historic deal but the talks broke up in early hours of 10 November, amid some acrimony over who was responsible for the failure.
(9) Today's announcement could be seen as a victory for the ITV management and board's strategic vision over that of the spurned Tony Ball, the former BSkyB boss who was being lined up as the company's new chief executive until negotiations broke down acrimoniously last month.
(10) The result, after a series of fairly acrimonious meetings in Geneva and Paris last year, is three separate initiatives: the Accord, which involves more than 150 largely European brands; the Alliance, set up by US brands; and a joint effort by the UN and the Bangladeshi government.
(11) During a 90-minute hearing, MacDonald emphasised that it was their son who was suffering the most from this public and acrimonious custody battle.
(12) Momentum Hastings seems pleasantly free of the kind of dogmatic, acrimonious squabbles that have recently engulfed the movement at national level.
(13) The acrimonious battle, which the NUJ has branded a £4m “pension robbery” , will see FT journalists go out on a 24-hour strike for the first time in 30 years on Thursday if crunch talks fail.
(14) However, there was an acrimonious split when Omar al-Shishani , a Georgian-born Chechen who had previously served in the US-trained Georgian army, decided to merge the group with Isis.
(15) An evening that promised so much for West Ham United ended in disappointment, acrimony and a dash of farce, with Slaven Bilic sent to the stands after contesting one too many of Adrien Jaccottet’s decisions in the closing stages and Astra Giurgi seizing control of this Europa League third-round qualifier thanks to a comical own goal from Angelo Ogbonna.
(16) Acrimony over the Senate report hangs over the relationship between the CIA and the committee overseeing it.
(17) There has been an acrimonious debate about trends in inequality in health in the U.K. over the last couple of years.
(18) That friendship ended acrimoniously when Jackson outbid McCartney when the Beatles' publishing catalogue came up for sale in 1985 – essentially, Jackson now owned all of McCartney's 1960s songs.
(19) The acrimonious battle, which the NUJ has branded a £4m “ pension robbery ”, follows Japanese group Nikkei’s £844m takeover of FT Group last year.
(20) Preparatory talks last month in Bangkok ended in acrimonious squabbles .
Hostility
Definition:
(n.) State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.
(n.) An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Some of their most cherished objectives, such as parliamentary reform, have been left as roadkill by the juggernauts of Tory and Labour hostility.
(2) Mars is a much more hostile environment than people realise, they point out.
(3) It's an attractive idea, and yet pride in Europe appears to be giving way to populism and hostility within the union.
(4) But even among the most hostile voters, only a third put Europe among the most crucial issues facing the country.
(5) Afghan officials in the past have expressed fears that soldiers sent to Pakistan could be recruited as spies or that their careers would be stunted by the deep hostility that Afghans harbour towards Pakistan.
(6) Michael Holroyd, in his biography of George Bernard Shaw , gives an illuminating example of myopic hostility to Russia by the right even when we desperately needed allies.
(7) Overall, these results suggest that future research should investigate variables in addition to hostility in regard to risk for and protection from CHD.
(8) As important, if not more so, as his ambition to make exams tougher is his hostility towards other measures of ability, such as course work and controlled assessments.
(9) Journalists are being told to speak to public affairs office, but the public affairs office doesn't call them back or is hostile."
(10) Green groups were hostile or reacted cautiously to the report.
(11) To assess physiological and psychological states accompanying anabolic-androgenic steroid use, male weight lifters 1) were interviewed regarding their physical training and the patterns and effects of any drug use; 2) completed a written physical and medical history questionnaire, a Profile of Mood States questionnaire, and the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory; and 3) were physically examined, including a blood sample and urinalysis.
(12) The sugar tax was greeted with hostility by the industry and Wright argues that the levy, introduced by the chancellor in the budget , will be undermined by flawed analysis of its impact.
(13) Murdoch had one on his, of course, but because he was facing hostile interrogation he looked (unfairly) as if he were wearing it in self-protection as a symbol of his own virtue.
(14) Tory MEP Nirj Deva was one of several deputies to subject Mr Nielson to hostile questioning.
(15) Yet, the long list of allegations included no statement from Kenneth Bae, other than claims that he confessed and didn't want an attorney present during his sentencing last week for what Pyongyang called hostile acts against the state.
(16) We are effectively now placed in co-sovereignty with a hostile power.
(17) The inquiry’s chairman, Sir Thayne Forbes, a former high court judge, concluded in 2014 that the most serious claims were “deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility”.
(18) Faced with ever growing hostility to the EU, and to immigration, Clegg has decided to present the Liberal Democrats unambiguously as the party of "in" and of openness.
(19) The aim of this study was to determine how individual differences in cynical hostility and defensiveness interacted with situational demands to affect cardiovascular responses in a natural setting.
(20) The Saudis and other Gulf states still support rebel fighting formations – as much because of inertia and hostility to Iran as anything else – but western backing is on a downward trajectory as concerns mount about the risks of blowback from al-Qaida-linked groups.