hostility vs state

state vs hostility

hostility and state both are nouns.

hostility is not a verb while state is a verb.

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

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

hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

hostility (noun)	state (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition	a politically organized body of people under a single government
the feeling of a hostile person	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
a state of deep-seated ill-will	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

hostility (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Difference between hostility and state

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