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bad blood vs hostility

hostility vs bad blood

bad blood and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bad blood Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of bad blood; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than bad blood:
  • bad blood: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  • hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hypernyms of bad blood include enmity, ill will.
bad blood (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 bad blood and hostility

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