English to English
hostile
('h/A/st/-/l
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adjective (a)
- characterized by enmity or ill will(adj.all)Example:
A hostile nation.
A hostile remark.
Hostile actions.
source: wordnet30 - not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally(adj.all)Example:
Hostile naval and air forces.
source: wordnet30 - Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- troops belonging to the enemy's military forces(noun.group)Example:
The platoon ran into a pack of hostiles.
source: wordnet30 - An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- impossible to bring into friendly accord(adj.all)Example:
Hostile factions.
source: wordnet30 - very unfavorable to life or growth(adj.all)Example:
A hostile climate.
source: wordnet30 - unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)(adj.all)Example:
Hostile takeover.
Hostile tender offer.
Hostile bid.
source: wordnet30
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