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resentment vs hostility

hostility vs resentment

resentment and hostility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resentment Yes No No No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hypernym of resentment; that is, hostility is a word with a broader meaning than resentment:
  • resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • hostility: the feeling of a hostile person
Other hypernyms of resentment include enmity, ill will.
resentment (noun) hostility (noun)
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will 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 resentment and hostility

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