hostile

hos·tile  (hstl, -tl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces; hostile acts.

2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will; antagonistic: a hostile remark.

3. Unfavorable to health or well-being; inhospitable or adverse: a hostile climate.

n.

1. An antagonistic person or thing.

2. An enemy in warfare.

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[Latin hostlis, from hostis, enemy; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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hostile·ly adv.

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hostile

Adjective

1. unfriendly and aggressive

2. opposed (to): hostile to the referendum

3. relating to or involving the enemies of a country [Latin hostis enemy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"
Adj.	1.	hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage" violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
	2.	hostile - not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" friendly - of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
	3.	hostile - impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions" irreconcilable, unreconcilable - impossible to reconcile; "irreconcilable differences"
	4.	hostile - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" uncongenial, unfriendly inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	5.	hostile - unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"

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hostile

adjective 1. antagonistic, anti (informal) opposed, opposite, contrary, inimical, ill-disposed

adjective 2. unfriendly, belligerent, antagonistic, unkind, malevolent, warlike, bellicose, inimical, rancorous, ill-disposed << OPPOSITE friendly

adjective 3. inhospitable, adverse, alien, uncongenial, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, unpropitious << OPPOSITE hospitable

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In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track declared to belong to any opposing nation, party, group, or entity, which by virtue of its behavior or information collected on it such as characteristics, origin, or nationality contributes to the threat to friendly forces. See also neutral; suspect; unknown.

Translations

hostile [ˈhɔstaɪl] adj → hostil

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hostile [ˈhɔstaɪl] adj → hostile

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hostile [ˈhɔstaɪl] adj (conditions) → ungünstig;

(environment) → unwirtlich;

(person);

hostile (to or towards) → feindselig (gegenüber +dat)

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hostile [ˈhɔstaɪl] adj → ostile