hostile

[US]/ˈhɒstaɪl/
[UK]/ˈhɑːstl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing unfriendliness or opposition, coming from an enemy or opposing side

Phrases & Collocations

hostile takeover

Example Sentences

This is a hostile territory.

people are very hostile to the idea.

The local people are hostile to outsiders.

hostile forces; hostile acts.

a flurry of editorials hostile to the government.

he wrote a ferociously hostile attack.

a hostile crowd several thousands strong.

a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.

survivable organisms in a hostile environment.

few creatures are able to thrive in this grim and hostile land.

Their hostile looks showed that he was unwelcome.

demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.

hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust

talks broke down amid accusations of a hostile takeover bid.

it was a shock to face such hostile attitudes when I arrived.

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