hostile
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈhɑːstəl/
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hostil
- Be gone, you hostile power.
- hostile forces
- hostile powers
- a hostile government
One of the jobs of the FBI was to recruit individuals who were working for hostile intelligence services.
- One of the jobs of the FBI was to recruit individuals who were working for hostile intelligence services.
- Do worry about the capacity of either non state actors or hostile actors to penetrate systems.
- But so, so, but, but also, yes, it has an unbelievable increase in our dependence on hostile foreign powers.
- All of us in Europe face the challenge of cross-border crime, a deadly terrorist threat and the dangers presented by hostile states.
- If we were occupied by some hostile country, I would make it into a game to try to hide it.
- My view is if you are that senior ranking in the Chinese Communist Party, you view the United States as your enemy, as as as a hostile power.
- So neurological damage acquired due to hostile activity or something like that.
- It was created to, you know, with hostile intent with the Soviet Union.
- Because like I get don't give your competitor or you know, a, a foreign hostile group knowledge.
- It is never a good sign when you have to specify which secret call the hostile foreign power you're denying.
Examples
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We need to get you out of hostile territory.
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Tonight, you are headed into hostile territory on one of the highest-stakes military operations in U.S. history.
Academic text (2011) -
There were too many hostile parties and loose ends for that.
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Thus, now there were two hostile blocks in Europe.
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Our presence on the ground will be considered hostile.
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One of the jobs of the FBI was to recruit individuals who were working for hostile intelligence services.
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We'll have to send troops deep into hostile territory... to attack their colony.
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Samuel Orde had been deep in hostile territory, and he had come back safely.
Fiction book (1991) -
Control of this area by a hostile power would seriously endanger the PRC's national security.
Academic text (1993) -
The soldiers had to navigate through hostile territory to reach their objective.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.8
One company buys another company even though its managers say no
- Jargon
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7.3
A witness expected to speak against the side that called them and questioned by the other lawyer
- Specialized
A military force that goes into another country to attack and take control
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hostile comes from the old Latin word hostis, which meant 'enemy'. So a hostile takeover or action is one that comes from an opponent or rival, not from someone friendly.