Definition of Hostile. Meaning of Hostile. Synonyms of Hostile

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Definition of Hostile

Hostile
Hostile Hos"tile, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See Host an army.] Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change. Syn: Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.
Hostile
Hostile Hos"tile, n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H. Sheridan.

Meaning of Hostile from wikipedia

- their constructs to meet disconfirmations with better predictions, the hostile person attempts to force or coerce the world to fit their view, even if...
- Hostiles may refer to: Hostiles (film), a 2017 film Hostiles (Lost), a group of characters in the television series Lost One of the classes in the North...
- Hostile architecture, also known as defensive architecture, hostile design, unpleasant design, exclusionary design, anti-homeless architecture, or defensive...
- Hostile Takeover may refer to: Hostile takeover, the purchase of one business by another against the wishes of management Hostile Takeover Trilogy, a...
- this has resulted in the following takeover classifications: friendly, hostile, reverse or back-flip. Financing a takeover often involves loans or bond...
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- Hostile Waters may refer to: Hostile Waters (book), a 1997 book by Peter Huchthausen that describes the 1986 loss of Soviet submarine K-219 off Bermuda...
- (1966), hostile dependency is a relationship orientation characterized by the need of relationship members to be dependent on a partner who is hostile or mistrusting...
- A hostile witness, also known as an adverse witness or an unfavorable witness, is a witness at trial whose testimony on direct examination is either openly...
- The hostile media effect, originally deemed the hostile media phenomenon and sometimes called hostile media perception, refers to the tendency for individuals...