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state vs hostility

hostility vs state

state and hostility both are nouns.

state is a verb but hostility is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
hostility Yes No No No
As nouns, hostility is a hyponym of state; that is, hostility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
state (noun) hostility (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
a politically organized body of people under a single government a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state the feeling of a hostile person
the territory occupied by a nation a state of deep-seated ill-will
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)
state (verb) hostility (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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