hate vs hostility
hostility vs hatehate and hostility both are nouns.
hate is a verb but hostility is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| hostility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
hostility is a hyponym of
hate; that is, hostility is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
hate:
- hate: the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hyponyms of hate include
abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium, misanthropy, misogamy, misogynism, misogyny, mysoandry, misology, misoneism, misopedia, murderousness, despisal, despising, enmity, ill will, malevolence, malignity.
| hate (noun) | hostility (noun) |
|---|---|
| the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action | 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 |
| hate (verb) | hostility (verb) |
|---|---|
| to have and express negative sentiments about a person | |
| dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
Words related to "hate"
- AAVE
- African American English
- African American Vernacular English
- Black English
- Black English Vernacular
- Black Vernacular
- Black Vernacular English
- Ebonics
- abhor
- abhorrence
- abominate
- abomination
- contemn
- despisal
- despise
- despising
- detest
- detestation
- disdain
- dislike
- emotion
- enmity
- execrate
- execration
- express
- give tongue to
- hater
- hatred
- hostility
- ill will
- loathe
- loathing
- love
- malevolence
- malignity
- misanthropy
- misogamy
- misogynism
- misogyny
- misology
- misoneism
- misopedia
- murderousness
- mysoandry
- odium
- scorn
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
Words related to "hostility"
- Cold War
- action
- aggression
- aggressiveness
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- bad blood
- belligerence
- belligerency
- bitterness
- class feeling
- cold war
- enmity
- force
- gall
- hate
- hatred
- hostile
- ill will
- latent hostility
- meat grinder
- pillage
- pillaging
- plundering
- rancor
- rancour
- resentment
- state
- state of war
- suspicion
- tension
- unfriendliness
- violence
- virulence
- virulency
- war
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