state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
latent hostility,
tension feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
state of war,
war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
cold war a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
hostility -
the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
meat grinder any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder"
violence,
force an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
hostility -
A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Wikipedia
Hostility (also called inimicality) is a form of angry internal rejection or denial in psychology. It is a part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
