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.
enmity, hostility, antipathy, antagonism, animosity, rancor, animus mean deep-seated dislike or ill will. enmity suggests positive hatred which may be open or concealed. an unspoken enmity; hostility suggests an enmity showing itself in attacks or aggression. hostility between the two nations