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INHOSPITALITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inhospitality mean?
• INHOSPITALITY (noun)
The noun INHOSPITALITY has 1 sense:
1. unkind and inconsiderate welcome
Familiarity information: INHOSPITALITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unkind and inconsiderate welcome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he was taken aback by such inhospitality
Hypernyms ("inhospitality" is a kind of...):
welcome (a greeting or reception)
Antonym:
hospitality (kindness in welcoming guests or strangers)
Derivation:
inhospitable (not hospitable)
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