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latent hostility vs hostility

hostility vs latent hostility

latent hostility and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
latent hostility Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of latent hostility; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than latent hostility:
  • latent hostility: feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  • hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
Other hypernyms of latent hostility include antagonism, enmity.
latent hostility (noun) hostility (noun)
feelings of hostility that are not manifest 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
Difference between latent hostility and hostility

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