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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.
hos′tile·ly adv.
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
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.
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.
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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" 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. | ![]() 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" |
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
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
inhospitable congenial, hospitable
hostile
adjective1. Of or engaged in warfare:
Idiom: at war.
2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:
3. Inclined to act in a hostile way:
4. Feeling or showing unfriendliness:
Translations
عِدائيعِدائي، عُدوانيعِدَائِيٌّمُعادٍ
nepřátelský
fjendtligfjendtligsindet
vihamielinen
neprijateljski
fjandsamleguróvina-óvinveittur, fjandsamlegur
敵意のある
적대적인
karo veiksmaipriešo
ienaidnieka-kareivīgi noskaņotsnaidīgs
sovražen
fientlig
ไม่เป็นมิตร
thù địch
hostile
[ˈhɒstaɪl] (US) [ˈhɒstəl] ADJ1. (= 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
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
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
hostile
(ˈhostail) adjective1. unfriendly; warlike. hostile tribesmen.
2. belonging to an enemy. a hostile army.
3. showing dislike or opposition to something. a hostile attitude.
hoˈstilities (-ˈsti-) noun plural acts of war; battles. The two countries were engaged in hostilities.
hoˈstility (-ˈsti-) noun unfriendliness; opposition.
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hostile
a. hostil; enemigo-a.