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   hostile

   /ˈhɒstʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly: "a hostile audience" Similar antagonisticaggressiveconfrontationalbelligerentbellicosepugnaciousmilitanttruculentcombativewarlikeunfriendlyunkindbitterunsympatheticmalevolentmaliciousviciousspitefulrancorousvenomousbitingwrathfulangryliterary:maleficmaleficentOpposite friendlymild
   • ▪ of or belonging to a military enemy: "hostile aircraft"
   • ▪ opposed: "people are very hostile to the idea" Similar opposedaverseantagonisticill-disposedunsympatheticantipatheticinimicalopposingagainstdead set againstat odds withinformal:antidown onOpposite in favour of
   • ▪ (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought: "the brewery fought off a hostile takeover bid last year"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hostilely adverb

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   The meaning of HOSTILE is of or relating to an enemy. How to use hostile in a sentence.

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   HOSTILE definition: 1. unfriendly and not liking something: 2. not agreeing with something: 3. difficult or not…. Learn more.

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   Hostile, inimical indicate that which characterizes an enemy or something injurious to one's interests. Hostile applies to the spirit, attitude, or action of an enemy: They showed a hostile and menacing attitude.

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   Definition of hostile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If something is hostile, it's unfriendly. If you are zealous about the political causes you believe in, you will be hostile to any suggestion that the other side of the argument is reasonable. Hostile comes from the Latin word hostis, for enemy, and you can hear its relation to the word hostage.

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   If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.

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   1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces; hostile acts. 2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will: interpreted the remark as hostile. 3. Being in opposition; opposed: hostile to the proposal. 4. Unfavorable to health or well-being; inhospitable or adverse: a hostile climate. n.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOSTILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   HOSTILE definition: 1. unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something: 2. unpleasant or not suitable for living…. Learn more.

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    A person who is hostile or antagonistic to another, or to a particular person or thing; ( Military) a member of a group or force with which one is in conflict; an enemy. 1905. The Hostiles denounce the trade in them [sc. big-sellers] on the ground that they are bad books. Life 13 April 430/1.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › hostileHostile Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Hostile Definition. Of or characteristic of an enemy; warlike. Having or showing ill will; unfriendly; antagonistic. Being in opposition; opposed. Hostile to the proposal. Not hospitable or compatible; adverse. Designating or of a takeover of a corporation against the wishes of its management. A hostile person.