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hostile

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒstʌɪl/

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Definition of hostile

adjective

  • showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly:a hostile audience he wrote a ferociously hostile attack
  • of or belonging to a military enemy:hostile aircraft
  • [predic.] opposed:people are very hostile to the idea
  • (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought: the brewery fought off a hostile takeover bid last year

Derivatives

hostilely

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis 'stranger, enemy'

hostile in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hostile in the US English dictionary