hostile
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˈhɑːstəl/
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hostil
- In La Havre, the prisoners faced freezing, starving, and hostile conditions, sleeping on concrete floors in a huge factory.
- a hostile environment
- create a hostile environment
- a hostile climate
But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world?
- But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world?
- Do I live in a friendly or a hostile universe?
- There is life throughout it, but it's both hidden and hostile.
- Because on Mars, without an ozone layer, the UV would be quite hostile to any biology on the surface.
- So it's the, it's the least explored planet because of how hostile it is to our space probes.
- I chose to live in a loving world, not an angry and hostile one.
- That's counterproductive and it makes the whole situation more hostile.
- Arabia was a little bit like the forests of Germany, a hostile terrain from the Roman point of view.
- And so it just gets more and more to a plant hostile.
- Yeah, we, yeah, Somalia's always been of hostile, A hostile environment with several wars in conflict.
Examples
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Because on Mars, without an ozone layer, the UV would be quite hostile to any biology on the surface.
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It's a hostile working environment.
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So first, what is the nature of a hostile environment?
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Good talk regarding the hostile work environment.
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We're just trying to take our son out of this hostile environment!
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But this open landscape is a hostile, new world.
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I think it's fair to call this hostile territory.
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The forest seems an increasingly hostile place for a young, hungry chimpanzee.
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It details the common man's struggle for survival in a hostile environment.
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The scientists struggled to survive in the hostile environment of the desert.
Synonyms
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4.2
Not suitable for most living things because it is very harsh
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8.9
Unfriendly and likely to harm someone or something
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8.0
Not pleasant for a person, place, or situation
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'. A hostile environment is one that works against life or growth, like an 'enemy' to plants or people, which is why it means very unfriendly for living things.