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   Hos·tile

   /ˈhästl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unfriendly; antagonistic: "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 favor 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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   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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   HOSTILITY meaning: 1. an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something: 2. an occasion…. Learn more.

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   1. warlike, aggressive. 2. adverse, averse, contrary. 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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   showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › hostilityhostility noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   noun. /hɑˈstɪlət̮i/. [uncountable] unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behavior hostility (to/toward somebody/something) feelings of hostility toward people from other backgrounds hostility (between A and B) There was open hostility between the two schools.

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   1. a. : of or relating to an enemy. hostile fire. b. : marked by malevolence : having or showing unfriendly feelings. a hostile act. c. : openly opposed or resisting. a hostile critic. hostile to new ideas. d (1) : not hospitable. plants growing in a hostile environment. (2) : having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-americanhostile | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

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   not friendly and not liking or agreeing with something: Some politicians were very hostile to the idea. (Definition of hostile from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hostile. in Chinese (Traditional) 不友善的, 不友好的，敵對的, 不同意的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不友好的, 不友好的，敌对的, 不同意的… See more. in Spanish