Associations to the word «Hostile»

Wiktionary

HOSTILE, adjective. Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
HOSTILE, noun. (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
HOSTILE TAKEOVER, noun. An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.
HOSTILE TAKEOVERS, noun. Plural of hostile takeover
HOSTILE WITNESS, noun. (legal) In a legal trial, a person called to testify as a witness by a party to whom that witness is opposed.
HOSTILE WITNESSES, noun. Plural of hostile witness

Dictionary definition

HOSTILE, noun. Troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles".
HOSTILE, adjective. Characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions".
HOSTILE, adjective. Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces".
HOSTILE, adjective. Impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions".
HOSTILE, adjective. Very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes".
HOSTILE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.