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inhospitality
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌɪn.hɒs.pɪˈtæl.ə.ti/ us /ˌɪn.hɑː.spɪˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
the act of not being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors:
I can still recall the inhospitality that was shown to outsiders in those years.
Sports fans in this city are notorious for their inhospitality towards visiting players.
The island has a reputation for inhospitality towards visitors.
When I went back home I was received with great inhospitality for having brought shame on my community.
My parents always treated people they didn't know with suspicion and inhospitality.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
aloof
estrangement
estrangement from someone
flintily
forbidding
forbiddingly
frigid
gruff
offish
remote
remoteness
reserved
reservedly
saturnine
wintry
Opposite
hospitality
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