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aggression vs hostility

hostility vs aggression

aggression and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aggression Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, aggression and hostility are synonyms defined as:
  • aggression and hostility: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of aggression; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than aggression:
  • aggression: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
  • hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hypernyms of aggression include enmity, ill will.
aggression (noun) hostility (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
deliberately unfriendly behavior a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the act of initiating hostilities the feeling of a hostile person
a disposition to behave aggressively a state of deep-seated ill-will
a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
Difference between aggression and hostility

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