Hostile
adjective'hɑstəl
Adjective
very unfavorable to life or growth
“a hostile climate”
Similar:UncongenialUnfriendlycharacterized by enmity or ill will
“a hostile nation”
“a hostile remark”
“hostile actions”
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”
impossible to bring into friendly accord
“hostile factions”
Noun
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
“the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles”
Type of:TroopsSoldiery
Other
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
“hostile naval and air forces”
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Similar Words
- Uncongenial
- Unfriendly
- Inhospitable
- Aggressive
- Antagonistic
- Antipathetic
- Antipathetical
- Belligerent
- Bitter
- Dirty
- Head-on
- Ill
- Inimical
- Opponent
- Opposing