Aggression vs Hostility - What's the Difference?

Aggression

Hostility

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a disposition to behave aggressively
  • the act of initiating hostilities
  • deliberately unfriendly behavior
  • a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
  • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
Definition as Noun
  • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
  • a state of deep-seated ill-will
  • the feeling of a hostile person
  • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition

Examples

  • "he could no longer contain his hostility"
  • "he could not conceal his hostility"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun