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The meaning of HOSTILE is of or relating to an enemy. How to use hostile in a sentence.
HOSTILE definition: 1. unfriendly and not liking something: 2. not agreeing with something: 3. difficult or not…. Learn more.
Hostile applies to the spirit, attitude, or action of an enemy: They showed a hostile and menacing attitude. Inimical applies to an antagonistic or injurious tendency or influence: Their remarks were inimical to his reputation.
Synonyms for HOSTILE: negative, adverse, antagonistic, contentious, opposed, inhospitable, adversarial, unfriendly; Antonyms of HOSTILE: sympathetic, friendly, hospitable, social, civil, warm, pleasant, amiable.
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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Check pronunciation: hostile. Definition of hostile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
