Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latent hostility

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: la-ten-t hos-til-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

feelings of hostility that are not manifest

Example Sentences

"he could sense her latent hostility to him"
"the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"

Synonyms

tension

Questions

What does latent hostility mean?: feelings of hostility that are not manifest

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