hostile

hostile

warlike, aggressive: a hostile takeover; adverse, contrary, unsympathetic: a hostile response

Not to be confused with:

hostel – an inexpensive lodging place for young people; an inn: The students stayed at a youth hostel.

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hos·tile

 (hŏs′təl, -tīl′)

adj.

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.

1. An antagonistic person or thing.

2. An enemy in warfare.

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

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hos′tile·ly adv.

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hostile

(ˈhɒstaɪl)

adj

1. antagonistic; opposed

2. of or relating to an enemy

3. unfriendly

n

a hostile person; enemy

[C16: from Latin hostīlis, from hostis enemy]

ˈhostilely adv

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hos•tile

(ˈhɒs tl; esp. Brit. -taɪl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to an enemy.

2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism.

3. not friendly or hospitable.

n.

4. one that is hostile.

[1585–95; < Latin hostīlis=host(is) enemy]

hos′tile•ly, adv.

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hostile

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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 hostile to the idea of foreign intervention

2. unfriendly, belligerent, antagonistic, unkind, malevolent, warlike, bellicose, inimical, rancorous, ill-disposed The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town.
unfriendly warm, friendly, sympathetic, kind, approving, peaceful, agreeable, amiable, cordial, affable

3. inhospitable, adverse, alien, uncongenial, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, unpropitious some of the most hostile climatic conditions in the world
inhospitable congenial, hospitable

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hostile

adjective

1. Of or engaged in warfare:

belligerent, combatant, militant.

Idiom: at war.

2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:

bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.

3. Inclined to act in a hostile way:

aggressive, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant.

4. Feeling or showing unfriendliness:

inimical, unfriendly.

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Translations

عِدائيعِدائي، عُدوانيعِدَائِيٌّمُعادٍ

nepřátelský

fjendtligfjendtligsindet

feindlichfeindselig

εχθρικός

hostiladversocontrariodesfavorable

vihamielinen

hostileennemi

neprijateljski

fjandsamleguróvina-óvinveittur, fjandsamlegur

ostileostilit...nemico

敵意のある

적대적인

karo veiksmaipriešo

ienaidnieka-kareivīgi noskaņotsnaidīgs

vijandig

fiendtlig

wrogi

hostil

враждебный

sovražen

fientlig

ไม่เป็นมิตร

düşmancasaldırgandüşman

thù địch

敌对的敌意的敌方的不友善的怀有敌意的

hostile

[ˈhɒstaɪl] (US) [ˈhɒstəl] ADJ

1. (= antagonistic) [person, question, atmosphere] → hostil
to get a hostile reception → tener una recepción hostil
to be hostile to or towards sth/sb → ser hostil a algo/con algn
hostile witness (Law) → testigo m hostil or desfavorable

2. (Mil) [force, aircraft, territory] → hostil

3. (= unfavourable) [conditions, weather, environment] → adverso, desfavorable

4. (Econ, Fin) → hostil
a hostile takeover bid → una OPA hostil

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hostile

[ˈhɒstaɪl] adj

[person, mood] → hostile; [reaction, reception] → hostile
to be hostile to sb → être hostile à qn

[army, territory] → ennemi(e); [fire] → ennemi(e)

[weather, conditions, environment] → hostilehostile bid hostile takeover bid n → OPA f hostile

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hostile

adj

(= antagonistic) person (in attitude, feelings) → feindselig; (= opposed in principle) person, society, press, government → feindlich (gesinnt); question, attitude, reception, atmosphere → feindselig; (Mil) fire, forces, aircraft → feindlich; to feel hostile → feindselig (gesinnt) sein; to be hostile to somebody → sich jdm gegenüber feindselig verhalten; to be hostile to or toward(s) something → einer Sache (dat) → feindlich gegenüberstehen; a church hostile to any form of birth control → eine Kirche, die jede Art von Geburtenkontrolle ablehnt

(= unfavourable) conditions, environment, weather → unwirtlich

(Econ, Fin) bid, takeover, bidder → feindlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hostile

[ˈhɒstaɪl] adj hostile (to) → ostile (a)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hostile

(ˈhostail) adjective

1. unfriendly; warlike. hostile tribesmen. vyandig عِدائي враждебен hostil nepřátelský feindlich fjendtligsindet; fjendtlig εχθρικός, μη φιλικός hostil vaenulik متخاصم vihamielinen hostileעוין विरोधी neprijateljski rosszindulatú suka bermusuhan fjandsamlegur ostile 敵意のある 적의를 가진 priešiškas naidīgs; kareivīgi noskaņots bersikap bermusuhan vijandig, oorlogszuchtigfiendtligwrogi متخاصم hostil ostil враждебный nepriateľský sovražen neprijateljski fientlig ซึ่งเป็นศัตรู düşman 不友善的，敵對的 ворожий نا موافق thù địch 怀有敌意的，不友善的，敌对的

2. belonging to an enemy. a hostile army. vyandig مُعادٍ вражески hostil nepřátelský feindlich fjendtlig εχθρικόςhostil, enemigo vaenlas- متعلق به دشمن vihollis- ennemiעוין शत्रुतापूर्ण neprijateljski ellenséges musuh óvina- nemico 敵の 적의 priešo ienaidnieka- musuh vijandelijkfiendtlig nieprzyjacielski دښمن پوری تعلق لری hostil duş­man вражеский nepriateľský sovražen neprijateljski fiende- ของฝ่ายศัตรู düşmanca 敵方的 ворожий دشمن کا kẻ thù 敌人的，敌方的

3. showing dislike or opposition to something. a hostile attitude. vyandig عِدائي، عُدواني неприятелски hostil nepřátelský feindselig fjendtlig; fjendtligsindet εχθρικόςhostil vaenulik مخالف vihamielinen hostile מִתנַגֵד शत्रुतापूर्ण कार्य neprijateljski ellenséges benci óvinveittur, fjandsamlegur ostile 敵対する 냉담한 priešiškas naidīgs sikap bermusuhan vijandig, afwijzendfiendtlig, uvennligwrogi ضد hostil ostil неприязненный nepriateľský sovražen neprijateljski ovänlig, fientlig เกลียดชัง saldırgan 不友善的，敵視的 ворожий ناگوار thù địch 不友善的，敌意的

hoˈstilities (-ˈsti-) noun plural

acts of war; battles. The two countries were engaged in hostilities. vyandelikhede أعمال حَرْبِيَّه، أعمال عُدوانيَّه военни действия hostilidades nepřátelské akce; srážky die Feindseligkeiten (pl.) fjendtligheder εχθροπραξίες (πληθ.) hostilidades sõjategevus عمليات جنگي vihollisuudet hostilités מַעֲשֵׂי אֵיבָה युद्ध-स्थिति rat, bitka ellenségeskedések, háborús cselekmények pertempuran hernaðarátök ostilità 交戦 전쟁 행위 karo veiksmai karadarbība permusuhan vijandigheden fiendtlighet, krigshandlinger działania wojenne جنګی عملیات hostilidades ostilităţi военные действия nepriateľské akcie, zrážky sovražnosti sukob fientligheter สงคราม çatışmalar 戰爭行動 ворожнеча جنگیں hành động chiến tranh; chiến sự 战争行动

hoˈstility (-ˈsti-) noun

unfriendliness; opposition. vyandigheid عَداوَه، عِداء враждебност hostilidade nepřátelství die Feindschaft fjendtlighed εθρ(ικ)ότητα hostilidad vaenulikkus خصومت vihamielisyys hostilitéעוינות दुश्मनी, शत्रुता neprijateljstvo ellenséges viszony kebencian fjandskapur ostilità 敵意 적개심 priešiškumas naidīgums permusuhan afwijzing fiend-/uvennskap wrogość دښمنی hostilidade ostilitate враждебность nepriateľstvo sovražnost oštro suprotstavljanje fientlighet, fiendskap, ovänlighet ความเป็นศัตรู düşmanlık 敵意 ворожість دشمنی sự thù địch 敌意

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hostile

→ عِدَائِيٌّ nepřátelský fjendtlig feindlich εχθρικός hostil vihamielinen hostile neprijateljski ostile 敵意のある 적대적인 vijandig fiendtlig wrogi hostil враждебный fientlig ไม่เป็นมิตร düşmanca thù địch 敌对的

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hostile

a. hostil; enemigo-a.

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hostile

adj hostil

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