noun
- the quality or state of being adversarial; opposition or hostility in attitude or behavior
Usage: formal
Examples
- The adversariness between the two political parties made compromise difficult.
- His natural adversariness toward authority figures often got him in trouble.
- The lawyer’s adversariness in court was legendary among her peers.
- The negotiation failed due to the adversariness of both sides.
- She tried to reduce the adversariness in the workplace by promoting teamwork.
- The adversariness of the debate made it unproductive for finding solutions.