hostile

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
- the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles
• Ant:
friendly
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
military personnel, soldiery, troops

II - adjective

1. characterized by enmity or ill will (Freq. 5)
- a hostile nation
- a hostile remark
- hostile actions
• Ant:
amicable
• Similar to:
aggressive, belligerent, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical,
at loggerheads, bitter, dirty, head-on, ill, opponent,
opposing, unfriendly, inimical
• See Also:
aggressive, hateful, offensive, unfriendly, unpeaceful, violent
• Derivationally related forms:
hostility
2. not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally (Freq. 3)
- hostile naval and air forces
• Ant:
friendly
• Derivationally related forms:
hostilities
3. impossible to bring into friendly accord
- hostile factions
• Similar to:
irreconcilable, unreconcilable
4. very unfavorable to life or growth
- a hostile climate
- an uncongenial atmosphere
- an uncongenial soil
- the unfriendly environment at high altitudes
• Syn:
uncongenial, unfriendly
• Similar to:
inhospitable
5. unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
- hostile takeover
- hostile tender offer
- hostile bid
• Similar to:
aggressive
• Derivationally related forms:
hostility
• Topics:
commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  uncongenial, unfriendly
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  friendly, amicable