1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest; - Example: "he could sense her latent hostility to him" - Example: "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: latent hostility, tension]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
latent hostility
n 1: feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could
sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first
concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: latent
hostility, tension]