The difference between Fighting and Hostility

When used as nouns, fighting means a fight or battle, whereas hostility means the state of being hostile.


Fighting is also adjective with the meaning: engaged in war or other conflict.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fighting and Hostility

  1. Fighting as a verb:

  1. Fighting as an adjective:

    Engaged in war or other conflict.

  2. Fighting as an adjective:

    Apt to provoke a fight.

  1. Fighting as a noun:

    A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

  1. Hostility as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being hostile.

    Examples:

    "My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us."

  2. Hostility as a noun (countable):

    A hostile action, especially a military action. See for specific plural definition.