latent hostility

/ˌleɪtnt hɑˌstɪlədi/
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Definitions of latent hostility
  1. noun
    feelings of hostility that are not manifest
    “he could sense her latent hostility to him”
    synonyms: tension
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    type of:
    antagonism, enmity, hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
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