Definition of kneeâjerk. : readily predictable : automatic kneeâjerk reactions; also, disapproving : reacting in a readily predictable way The man was such a bleeding-heart knee-jerk liberal that you could predict the rest of the column after reading the first sentence. â Andrew M. Greeley.
And if the name is as old as Women's Liberation, the problem is at least as old, if not older. Horizontal hostility is a form of power-as-domination between and among women. the most appropriate context for discussing it is in terms of relations of power among women. values, attitudes and behaviours and never behave badly towards other women. important to keep in mind the main enemy, i.e. male domination.
Hypernyms (hostility is a kind of...): hate; hatred (the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of hostility): bitterness; gall; rancor; rancour; resentment (a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will).belligerence; belligerency (hostile or warlike attitude or nature). aggression; aggressiveness (a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack). HOSTILITY (noun). The noun HOSTILITY has 4 senses: 1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. 2. a state of deep-seated ill-will. 3. the feeling of a hostile person. 4. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked. Familiarity information: HOSTILITY used as a noun is uncommon.