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hostility vs latent hostility

latent hostility vs hostility

hostility and latent hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hostility Yes No No No
latent hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, latent hostility is a hyponym of hostility; that is, latent hostility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hostility:
  • hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
  • latent hostility: feelings of hostility that are not manifest
Other hyponyms of hostility include tension, state of war, war, cold war, suspicion.
hostility (noun) latent hostility (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked feelings of hostility that are not manifest
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the feeling of a hostile person
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Difference between hostility and latent hostility

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