hostile

(hŏs'təl, -tīl')
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: hostile forces; hostile acts.
2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will; antagonistic: a hostile remark.
3. Unfavorable to health or well-being; inhospitable or adverse: a hostile climate.

n.

1. An antagonistic person or thing.
2. An enemy in warfare.

[Latin hostīlis, from hostis, enemy.]

hostilely hos'tile·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Of or engaged in warfare: belligerent, combatant, militant. Idioms: at war. See attack/defend.
2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight: bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike. See attack/defend.
3. Inclined to act in a hostile way: aggressive, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant. See attack/defend, attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
4. Feeling or showing unfriendliness: inimical, unfriendly. See love/hatred.

adj

Definition: antagonistic, mean
Antonyms: agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming

(DOD) In combat and combat support operations, an identity applied to a track declared to belong to any opposing nation, party, group, or entity, which by virtue of its behavior or information collected on it such as characteristics, origin, or nationality contributes to the threat to friendly forces. See also neutral; suspect; unknown.

IN BRIEF: In an unfriendly manner.

The government troops were very hostilely treated in the small country.

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For a list of words related to hostile, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - hostile: (adj) critical, antagonistic toward, opposed

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fjendtlig, fjendtligsindet, fjende-
n. - fjendtlighed

idioms:

• hostile witness    modvilligt vidne

Nederlands (Dutch)
vijandig gezind, vijandig, vijandelijk, afkerig van

Français (French)
adj. - hostile
n. - hostilité

idioms:

• hostile witness    témoin hostile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feindlich, (Wirtsch.) ungewünscht
n. - ein feindlicher Mensch

idioms:

• hostile witness    feindselig u. daher unglaubwürdig erscheinender Zeuge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εχθρικός, ανταγωνιστικός, αντίξοος, αφιλόξενος

idioms:

• hostile witness    απρόθυμος μάρτυρας

Italiano (Italian)
ostile

idioms:

• hostile witness    testimone ostile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hostil

idioms:

• hostile witness    testemunha (f) adversa (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
враждебный, вражеский

idioms:

• hostile witness    необъективный, предвзятый свидетель

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hostil
n. - enemigo

idioms:

• hostile witness    testigo desfavorable u hostil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fientlig, fiende-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怀敌意的, 敌对的, 敌对分子

idioms:

• hostile witness    敌意证人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懷敵意的, 敵對的
n. - 敵對分子

idioms:

• hostile witness    敵意證人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적대하는, 적국의, 불리한
n. - 적의, 적대행위, 반대

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 敵の, 敵対する

idioms:

• hostile witness    敵意をもつ証人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معاد, خاص بالعدو, عدائي, غير ودي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עוין, מתנגד, של אויב‬
n. - ‮אויב‬

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