hostile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑstaɪl/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɒstaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɒstəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɑstəl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.
Meanings
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Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
hostile intentions
a hostile force
a hostile country
hostile to a sudden change
- Aggressive; antagonistic.
- Unwilling.
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(not-comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hostile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hostile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cooperative · helpful · friendly
Deriveds
hostile environment · hostilize · go hostile · hostile vehicle · hostilely · unhostile · user-hostile · hostile possession · nonhostile · hostileness · hostile architecture · semihostile · hostile witness
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
quarrelsome · embittered · combative
Relateds
Synonyms
unpartial · conflicting · inimical · unfriendly · repugnant · incompatible · adverse · unbefriending · unharmonious · inimical · opposed · hostile · hateful · inharmonious · counteracting · irreconcilable · contentious · antagonistic · unfriendly
Translations (84)
eo malamika (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · gd eucairdeach (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · es hostil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · eo malamika (antagonistic) · hi अपकारी (antagonistic) · cy gelyniaethol (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · pdt fientlich (antagonistic) · ga naimhdeach (antagonistic) · de feindselig (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · hi शत्रुतापूर्ण (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · fi vihamielinen (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · mk непријателски (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · hi शत्रुतापूर्ण (antagonistic) · grc δάϊος (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (antagonistic) · cmn 敵對的 /敌对的 (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · la alienus (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · de antagonistisch (antagonistic) · grc ἀνάρσιος (antagonistic) · bg вра́жески (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ar مُعَادِي (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ca hostil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · qu awqa (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · bg вражде́бен (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ko 적대적인 (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · bg неприя́телски (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · el εχθρικός (antagonistic) · ru вражде́бный (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · eo malamikema (antagonistic) · fi vihamielinen (antagonistic) · ru неприя́тельский (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ru вражде́бный (antagonistic) · grc δυσμενής (antagonistic) · ga naimhdeach (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · grc ἐχθρός (antagonistic) · ang fēondlīċ (antagonistic) · mi taraweti (antagonistic) · sh непријатѐљскӣ (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · txb erkatte (antagonistic) · el εχθρικός (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · hi अहित (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · de giftig (antagonistic) · be варо́жы (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · sk nepriateľský (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · hi अहित (antagonistic) · be варо́жы (antagonistic) · nl vijandig (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · la hostilis (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · cmn 懷敵意的 /怀敌意的 (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · de gegnerisch (antagonistic) · hu ellenséges (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · be во́ражы (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · kk ғадауатты (antagonistic) · ja 敵対的な (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · nn fiendtleg (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ja 敵対的 (antagonistic) · ja 敵の (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ro ostil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · gd nàimhdeach (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · uk воро́жий (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · cy gelyniaethus (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · he עוֹיֵן (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · ang fēondlīċ (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · pl wrogi (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · uk воро́жий (antagonistic) · sh neprijatèljskī (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · grc πολέμιος (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · sv fientlig (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · kk ғадауатты (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · pt hostil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · bg вражде́бен (antagonistic) · ru вра́жеский (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · de unversöhnlich (antagonistic) · sl sovražen (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · gd nàimhdeil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · sq armiqësor (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · de feindlich (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · hi अपकारी (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · cs nepřátelský (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · fr hostile (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · oc ostil (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · pdt fientlich (belonging or appropriate to an enemy) · la infestus (antagonistic) · nb fiendtlig (belonging or appropriate to an enemy)