• used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "Hostile takeover"; "Hostile tender offer"
• marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a Hostile environment"
• very unfriendly; "a Hostile attitude"
• not belonging to your own country''s forces or those of an ally; "Hostile naval and air forces"
• very unfavorable to life or growth; "a Hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
• characterized by enmity or ill will; "a Hostile nation"; "a Hostile remark"; "Hostile actions"
• impossible to bring into friendly accord; "Hostile factions"

'Hostile' in other languages