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   hostile

   /ˈhɒstʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly: "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 favour 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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOSTILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOSTILE definition: 1. unfriendly and not liking something: 2. not agreeing with something: 3. difficult or not….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOSTILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HOSTILE meaning: 1. unfriendly and not liking something: 2. not agreeing with something: 3. difficult or not….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hostile – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOSTILE definition: 1. unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something: 2. unpleasant or not suitable for living….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOSTILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOSTILITY definition: 1. an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something: 2. an occasion….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioHOSTILE | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › hostileHOSTILE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOSTILE translate: 不友善的, 不友好的，敵對的, 不同意的, 艱難的, 艱苦的，惡劣的;不利的, 敵人, 敵方的，敵人的, 敵意（收購 ...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOSTILITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HOSTILITY meaning: 1. an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something: 2. an occasion….

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › hostileHOSTILE - 84 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › pronunciation › englishHOSTILE | Pronunciation in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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11. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › hostilehostile definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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    hostile meaning: not friendly and not liking or agreeing with something: . Learn more.