hostile

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis ("enemy").

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɒstaɪl/, /ˈhɒstəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɑstəl/, /ˈhɑstaɪl/

Adjective

hostile

1. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.

   Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly

   a hostile force

   hostile intentions

   a hostile country

   hostile to a sudden change

2. Aggressive; antagonistic.
3. Unwilling.
4. (not comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover.

   Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.

Synonyms

• antagonistic
• hateful
• See also Thesaurus:hostile

Antonyms

• friendly

Related terms

• hostility
• hostilely
• host
• See also Thesaurus:combative

Translations

• French: hostile
• German: feindlich, feindselig
• Portuguese: hostil
• Russian: вражде́бный
• Spanish: hostil

Translations

• German: gegnerisch, unversöhnlich, antagonistisch, giftig (coll.)
• Russian: вражде́бный

Noun

hostile (plural hostiles)

1. (chiefly, in the plural) An enemy.

Translations

• German: Gegner, Feind

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