Latent Hostility (Noun)
Meaning
Feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The teenager struggled to express her feelings, but her body language betrayed a latent hostility towards her new stepfather.
- After months of unmet expectations, a latent hostility was simmering just below the surface in the troubled workplace.
- He could sense her latent hostility to him, but he had no idea what he had done to cause it.
- During the tense negotiations, both parties had to navigate and address the latent hostility that had been building up over the years.
- The therapist helped her clients to identify and confront their own latent hostility, which was a major obstacle to their healing process.