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hostile
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Learner's definition of HOSTILE
[more hostile; most hostile]
1
: of or relating to an enemy敌人的；敌军的
- They were entering hostile territory.他们正挺进敌方领地。
- hostile [=enemy] troops敌军
2
: not friendly : having or showing unfriendly feelings敌意的；不友善的
- a hostile atmosphere/expression不友好的气氛；带有敌意的表情
- Her suggestions were given a hostile reception.她的建议遭到强烈反对。
- hostile behavior敌对行为
- an openly hostile critic公开表示敌对的评论家
- It was a small town that was hostile to/toward outsiders.这是一个敌视外来者的小镇。
- a hostile witness [=a witness in a legal case who supports the opposing side]（对一方当事人）怀有敌意的证人
3
: unpleasant or harsh令人不快的；恶劣的
- The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat.骆驼尤其能够适应自身所处的恶劣的沙漠环境。
- a hostile workplace恶劣的工作环境
4
business : involving an attempt to buy a company from people who do not want to sell it敌意收购的；恶意收购的
- a hostile takeover敌意收购
hostile
adjective
hos·tile ˈhä-stᵊl 
-ˌstī(-ə)l
-ˌstī(-ə)l 2
a
: of or relating to the opposing party in a legal controversy
b
: adverse to the interests of a property owner or corporation management
hostile noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Dugoni, a lawyer who coauthored a nonfiction book about an Idaho worker brain-damaged in 1996 by cyanide fumes, opens his debut novel with a wrongful death attorney in San Francisco, David Sloane, about to make his closing remarks defending a corporation in a similar case. Sloane, who has won 14 cases in a row, hates his arrogant client and must face an obviously hostile jury. 
Publishers Weekly, 9 Jan. 2006 Relations with neighboring societies may be intermittently or chronically hostile. A society may be able to hold off its enemies as long as it is strong, only to succumb when it becomes weakened for any reason, including environmental damage. Jared M. Diamond, Collapse, 2005 I do not want a hostile relationship with my surgeon. But it's obvious he's pigeonholed me into the last of the four patient categories that doctors use when writing a case history: young, middle-aged, senior, elderly. Sylvia Simmons, Newsweek, 10 June 2002 Even when one is inside a climate-controlled spacecraft, sheltered from the deadly vacuum outside, space is a hostile setting. Terrestrial organisms venturing off the planet face a number of threats, chief among them cosmic radiation and the near absence of gravity. Kenneth S. Kosik, Air & Space, June/July 2001 Lotus Development Corp. succumbed to a sweetened offer of $3.52 billion, or $64 a share, from International Business Machines Corp. in one of the fastest capitulations ever in a hostile takeover. A marathon week of negotiations, which began shortly after IBM unveiled a surprise bid of $60 a share for Lotus last Monday, ended yesterday with the signing of a definitive agreement. Laurie Hays et al., Wall Street Journal, 12 June 1995 While the stereotype of the tortured artist brooding alone in a drafty garret may be an exaggeration, artists of all kinds—painters, musicians, poets, singers—often find themselves struggling to cope in a … world downright hostile to their work. Financial hardships, loneliness, family members who nag them to get "real" jobs, and their own self-destructive attitudes and habits can block creativity and prevent artists from pursuing their vision. New Age Journal, Winter 1995 They were entering hostile territory. Her suggestions were given a hostile reception. It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders. The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat. See More
Publishers Weekly, 9 Jan. 2006 Relations with neighboring societies may be intermittently or chronically hostile. A society may be able to hold off its enemies as long as it is strong, only to succumb when it becomes weakened for any reason, including environmental damage. Jared M. Diamond, Collapse, 2005 I do not want a hostile relationship with my surgeon. But it's obvious he's pigeonholed me into the last of the four patient categories that doctors use when writing a case history: young, middle-aged, senior, elderly. Sylvia Simmons, Newsweek, 10 June 2002 Even when one is inside a climate-controlled spacecraft, sheltered from the deadly vacuum outside, space is a hostile setting. Terrestrial organisms venturing off the planet face a number of threats, chief among them cosmic radiation and the near absence of gravity. Kenneth S. Kosik, Air & Space, June/July 2001 Lotus Development Corp. succumbed to a sweetened offer of $3.52 billion, or $64 a share, from International Business Machines Corp. in one of the fastest capitulations ever in a hostile takeover. A marathon week of negotiations, which began shortly after IBM unveiled a surprise bid of $60 a share for Lotus last Monday, ended yesterday with the signing of a definitive agreement. Laurie Hays et al., Wall Street Journal, 12 June 1995 While the stereotype of the tortured artist brooding alone in a drafty garret may be an exaggeration, artists of all kinds—painters, musicians, poets, singers—often find themselves struggling to cope in a … world downright hostile to their work. Financial hardships, loneliness, family members who nag them to get "real" jobs, and their own self-destructive attitudes and habits can block creativity and prevent artists from pursuing their vision. New Age Journal, Winter 1995 They were entering hostile territory. Her suggestions were given a hostile reception. It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders. The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat. See More Recent Examples on the Web The Stoneman Douglas commission frequently complained that the district was hostile to law enforcement under Runcie and former General Counsel Barbara Myrick. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Republicans often rightly complain that college campuses are hostile to the free exchange of ideas. Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 In the city, much of the local population is hostile to occupation, said Konstantin Ryzhenko, a Ukrainian journalist currently in hiding there. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Republicans, and white conservatives, have long been hostile to public schools. Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the fight for gender equity has long focused on individual families and organizations, rather than on a society that has long been hostile to working mothers. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 While the lower-income Hmong American population has grown in Siskiyou County over the last few years, the suit claims the county and sheriff have been openly hostile to them. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some civil rights advocates said Krot's behavior reflected a problem of government officials being hostile to immigrant communities. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2022 And this court appears likely to be hostile to racial justice remedies. Van Jones, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More
Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Republicans often rightly complain that college campuses are hostile to the free exchange of ideas. Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 In the city, much of the local population is hostile to occupation, said Konstantin Ryzhenko, a Ukrainian journalist currently in hiding there. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Republicans, and white conservatives, have long been hostile to public schools. Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the fight for gender equity has long focused on individual families and organizations, rather than on a society that has long been hostile to working mothers. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 While the lower-income Hmong American population has grown in Siskiyou County over the last few years, the suit claims the county and sheriff have been openly hostile to them. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some civil rights advocates said Krot's behavior reflected a problem of government officials being hostile to immigrant communities. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2022 And this court appears likely to be hostile to racial justice remedies. Van Jones, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin hostīlis, from hostis "enemy" + -īlis "pertaining to or characteristic of (such persons)" — more at host entry 1
First Known Use
1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of hostile was in 1580 Phrases Containing hostile
adjective
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