hostile
Pronunciation: /ˈhɒstaɪl/
The English word “hostile” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- Aggressive; antagonistic.
- Unwilling.
- Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
noun
- An enemy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.
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