Hostility and Tension

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Hostility

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: a lingering hostility between the two neighbors ever since since they had that property-line dispute
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Tension and hostility are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tension" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile

Tension

Tension noun - Feelings of hostility that are not manifest.
Usage example: the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
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Hostility and tension are semantically related in ill feeling topic. You can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Tension", if it concerns topics such as mental stress.
Nearby Words: tense, tensing, tensed, tenseness, tensely

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clear clear hostility clear tension
initial initial hostility initial tension
genuine genuine hostility genuine tension
sheer sheer hostility sheer tension
Other adjectives: deep, actual, real, constant, massive, extreme, great, intense, little, subtle, general, unspoken, mutual, growing, maximum, repressed, rising, escalating, racial, ethnic.

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  • Belligerent Sexual Tension: Attraction (either unrecognised or denied) between a would-be couple manifests as hostility.
    Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
  • Manga / The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan Belligerent Sexual Tension: Haruhi and Kyon detect hostility from the other from the moment that they exchange names.
    Source: Manga / The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan
  • Useful Notes / Sir Francis Drake In 1585, the long-simmering tension between England and Spain finally boiled over, and the so-called "Anglo-Spanish War"note Not a traditional war, but rather a long period of hostility punctuated by the occasional dust-up at sea.
    Source: Useful Notes / Sir Francis Drake
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