hostility vs action

action vs hostility

hostility and action both are nouns.

hostility is not a verb while action is a verb.

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

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

hostility: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)

hostility (noun)	action (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
the feeling of a hostile person	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a state of deep-seated ill-will	a military engagement
	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

hostility (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Difference between hostility and action

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