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horizontal hostility

horizontal hostility noun: hostile or aggressive behavior that occurs among individuals or groups at the same hierarchical level or within the same community.

Noun

horizontal hostility (uncountable)

  1. Hostile or aggressive behavior that occurs among individuals or groups at the same hierarchical level or within the same community.

Questions about horizontal hostility

What does horizontal hostility mean?
Horizontal hostility means hostile or aggressive behavior that occurs among individuals or groups at the same hierarchical level or within the same community.
What part of speech is horizontal hostility?
Horizontal hostility is a noun.

Words near horizontal hostility in the dictionary

  1. horizontal divestitures
  2. horizontal escalation
  3. horizontal extension
  4. horizontal gene transfer
  5. horizontal gene transfers
  6. horizontal hostility
  7. horizontal hula
  8. horizontal hulas
  9. horizontal integration
  10. horizontal integrations
  11. horizontal jogging

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