Hostility and Revenge

Hostility

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.

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Revenge and hostility are semantically related In some cases you can use "Revenge" instead a noun "Hostility".

Nearby Word: hostile

Revenge noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

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Hostility and revenge are semantically related in vengefulness topic. Sometimes you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Revenge".

long	long hostility	long revenge
brutal	brutal hostility	brutal revenge
violent	violent hostility	violent revenge
little	little hostility	little revenge
Other adjectives: bitter, subtle, personal, continued, less.

Cycle of Revenge: The Klingon/Kinshaya conflict appears to be this, as each new atrocity by one side against the other motivates further hostility.

Source: Literature / A Singular Destiny
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
Antagonists have many potential on-screen relationships — white-hot hatred, deep-seated desire for revenge, well-concealed sexual attraction, or bitter contempt — but one of the rarest and most satisfying is not hostility at all, but... friendship.

Source: Friendly Enemy

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