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animosity vs hostility

hostility vs animosity

animosity and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
animosity Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of animosity; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than animosity:
  • animosity: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  • hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hypernyms of animosity include enmity, ill will.
animosity (noun) hostility (noun)
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the feeling of a hostile person
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Difference between animosity and hostility

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