hostile

adjective

/ˈhɒstaɪl/

/ˈhɑːstl/, /ˈhɑːstaɪl/

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aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight
- The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience.
- hostile to/towards somebody/something She was openly hostile towards her parents.
Extra Examples
- He was extremely hostile towards her.
- The audience gave him a downright hostile reception.
- The experience has made him generally hostile to women.
- The press became uniformly hostile to the new administration.
- They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile.
- politically hostile newspapers
Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- bitterly
- decidedly
- deeply
- …
preposition
- to
- towards/toward
See full entry
strongly rejecting something synonym opposed
- The proposals have provoked a hostile response from opposition parties.
- hostile to something Many of the employees were hostile to the idea of change.
- Many people were openly hostile to the idea.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- bitterly
- decidedly
- deeply
- …
preposition
- to
- towards/toward
See full entry
making it difficult for something to happen or to be achieved
- hostile conditions for plants to grow in
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
belonging to a military enemy
- hostile territory
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
Topics War and conflictc1
(business) (of an offer to buy a company, etc.) not wanted by the company that is to be bought
- a hostile takeover bid
Topics Businessc2

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.

单词	hostile
释义	hostile adjective /ˈhɒstaɪl/ /ˈhɑːstl/, /ˈhɑːstaɪl/ jump to other results aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience. hostile to/towards somebody/something She was openly hostile towards her parents. Extra Examples He was extremely hostile towards her. The audience gave him a downright hostile reception. The experience has made him generally hostile to women. The press became uniformly hostile to the new administration. They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile. politically hostile newspapers Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb bitterly decidedly deeply … preposition to towards/toward See full entry strongly rejecting something synonym opposed The proposals have provoked a hostile response from opposition parties. hostile to something Many of the employees were hostile to the idea of change. Many people were openly hostile to the idea. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb bitterly decidedly deeply … preposition to towards/toward See full entry making it difficult for something to happen or to be achieved hostile conditions for plants to grow in Topics Difficulty and failurec2 belonging to a military enemy hostile territory Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war Topics War and conflictc1 (business) (of an offer to buy a company, etc.) not wanted by the company that is to be bought a hostile takeover bid Topics Businessc2 Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.
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