hostile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒstaɪl/, /ˈhɒstəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑstəl/, /ˈhɑstaɪl/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: hostel (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ɒstəl
Adjective
hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile)
- not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure
- Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly
- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
- Aggressive, antagonistic.
- Of a hostile takeover.
- Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Synonyms
- antagonistic
- hateful
- See also Thesaurus:hostile
Antonyms
Related terms
- hostility
- hostilely
- host
- See also Thesaurus:combative
Translations
belonging or appropriate to an enemy
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antagonistic
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Translations
French
Etymology
From Middle French hostile, hostif (this form with a change of suffix), borrowed from Latin hostilis.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔs.til/
Audio (file)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “hostile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Adjective
hostīle
References
- hostile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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