LATENT HOSTILITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feelings of hostility that are not manifest

Example:

the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions

Synonyms:

latent hostility; tension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("latent hostility" is a kind of...):

antagonism; enmity; hostility (a state of deep-seated ill-will)

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