| NOUN | state | latent hostility, tension | feelings of hostility that are not manifest |
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| Meaning | Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. | |
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| Example | "he could sense her latent hostility to him" | |
| Synonym | tension | |
| Broader | hostility, enmity, antagonism | A state of deep-seated ill-will |
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