force vs hostility

hostility vs force

force and hostility both are nouns.

force is a verb but hostility is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
force	Yes	No	Yes	No
hostility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of force; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than force:

force: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
hostility: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

Other hypernyms of force include aggression.

force (noun)	hostility (noun)
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base	violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)	a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
physical energy or intensity	the feeling of a hostile person
a powerful effect or influence	a state of deep-seated ill-will
(of a law) having legal validity
group of people willing to obey orders
a unit that is part of some military service
a group of people having the power of effective action
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

force (verb)	hostility (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
take by force
do forcibly; exert force
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
move with force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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