hostile
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Definition of hostile:
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions" very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" 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" |