"If I treated you like you're a germ it would cause undue hostility."

Keeping me here, against my will, would be viewed as kidnapping and would cause open hostility.

This caused prolonged hostility between the two men.

"She knows now that takeovers cause immense hostility between the community and the school district."

King reportedly gave the offer serious consideration but eventually turned it down, feeling that it might cause hostility and hurt the civil rights movement.

I don't understand why the coalition's attack on disability benefits should cause hostility towards people who are obviously disabled.

He presented a different view that caused outright hostility on the Iberian peninsula.

They acknowledge, however, that an unknown factor could cause both hostility and poor lung function.

They, he said, would have a better chance of surviving the stresses that otherwise might cause depression, hostility, violence or even insanity.

This causes tension and hostility upon Carl's confrontation with him.