hostile

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

An enemy.

Synonyms

inimical

unfriendly

adverse

antagonistic

enemy

bad

👎

evil

opposed

opposing

unkind

belligerent

malevolent

aggressive

bellicose

uncongenial

oppose

contrary

alien

👽

adversary

malignant

malicious

unsociable

hateful

hating

ill

🤢

ill-disposed

inhospitable

irate

irreconcilable

negative

opponent

peeved

plane

revengeful

roguish

spiteful

stepmotherly

surly

threatening

unfavorable

virulent

vitriolic

warlike

wicked

foeman

fremd

maliciously inclined

wishing to fight

inimicable

enemy aircraft

Translations

hostile

hostil

ostile

feindlich

nemico

ennemi

vijandig

vijandelijk

εχθρικός

hostilis

feindselig

hostil

enemigo

hostil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒstaɪl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.

Sentences

From its unique gesture it was clear , that the rhino was hostile .

Their tasks involve combat and non-combat operations , including direct hostile engagements and support operations .