Hostility
Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Misunderstanding and hostility are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misunderstanding" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile
Misunderstanding
Misunderstanding noun - A failure to understand correctly.
Hostility and misunderstanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Misunderstanding".
Nearby Word: misunderstand
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and hostility
- animosity and misunderstanding
- conflict and hostility
- conflict and misunderstanding
- argument and hostility
- argument and misunderstanding
- feud and hostility
- feud and misunderstanding
- disagreement and hostility
- disagreement and misunderstanding
- opposition and hostility
- opposition and misunderstanding
- difference and hostility
- difference and misunderstanding
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Nora's mother, thinking that her abrasiveness and hostility was due to a misunderstanding between her and her mother, disappointing Roz who wanted revenge, not seeking a peaceful reconciliation.
Source: Series / Frasier -
This is subverted, though, in that the snakes and hebizoku are near-universally good people, and the hostility between the remaining kaeruzoku and hebizoku is entirely the result of a misunderstanding.
Source: Reptiles Are Abhorrent
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