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pillage vs hostility

hostility vs pillage

pillage and hostility both are nouns.

pillage is a verb but hostility is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pillage Yes No Yes No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of pillage; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than pillage:
  • pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  • hostility: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Other hypernyms of pillage include aggression.
pillage (noun) hostility (noun)
the act of stealing valuable things from a place violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
goods or money obtained illegally a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the feeling of a hostile person
a state of deep-seated ill-will
pillage (verb) hostility (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils
Difference between pillage and hostility

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