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hostile::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | uncongenial, unfriendly |
a hostile climate.
hostile::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | hostility |
a hostile nation.
a hostile remark.
hostile actions.
hostile::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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hostile factions.
hostile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | troops, soldiery, military personnel |
the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles.
hostile::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | hostility |
hostile takeover.
hostile tender offer.
hostile bid.
hostile:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | hostilities |
hostile naval and air forces.
Examples of hostile
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If he's still hostile on his deathbed, that's an issue he'll carry to the grave.
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Schools were so hostile that the inspectors became afraid to make on-site tours.
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It was a simple reminder that the Trojans were traveling into hostile territory.
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Shouldn't they, too, be regarded as born to alien enemies in hostile occupation?
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If he's still hostile on his deathbed, that's an issue HE'LL carry to the grave.
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We know we can push through, even though it's a hostile environment on the road.
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Such hostile behavior is hugely detrimental to a healthy innovation environment.
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The Pakistani public is hostile to the idea of its army attacking the militants.
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This was a more prosaic Enlightenment, which was hostile to passionate politics.
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- Characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
- Troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
- Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
- Impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
- Very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
- 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"
- (hostilely) belligerently: with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
- (hostility) a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
- Hostility (also called inimicality) is a form of angry internal rejection or denial in psychology. It is a part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
