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bitterness vs hostility

hostility vs bitterness

bitterness and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bitterness Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of bitterness; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than bitterness:
  • bitterness: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hypernyms of bitterness include enmity, ill will.
bitterness (noun) hostility (noun)
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
a rough and bitter manner a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth the feeling of a hostile person
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will a state of deep-seated ill-will
Difference between bitterness and hostility

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