Hostile
adjective
Unfriendly or opposing something.
She received a hostile reception while giving her presentation.
Often appears as...
- hostile environment
- hostile reception
adjective
Relating to fighting or a war.
The soldiers were entering hostile territory.
Often appears as...
- hostile forces
- hostile territory
adjective
Not good for living or growing things.
The desert is a hostile environment for most plants.
Often appears as...
- hostile environment
- hostile conditions
adjective
Unfriendly or opposing something.
She received a hostile reception while giving her presentation.
Often appears as...
- hostile environment
- hostile reception
adjective
Relating to fighting or a war.
The soldiers were entering hostile territory.
Often appears as...
- hostile forces
- hostile territory
adjective
Not good for living or growing things.
The desert is a hostile environment for most plants.
Often appears as...
- hostile environment
- hostile conditions
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'hostile' implies negative feelings, often with a sense of aggression or conflict.
Her comments were dismissed as hostile criticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Opposition
'Hostile' suggests a strong and active opposition, more than just disagreement.
Workers voiced their hostile opposition to the proposed cuts.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interactions
Use 'hostile' to describe unfriendly social situations or interactions.
The interviewer's questions seemed deliberately hostile.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'hostile' implies negative feelings, often with a sense of aggression or conflict.
Her comments were dismissed as hostile criticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Opposition
'Hostile' suggests a strong and active opposition, more than just disagreement.
Workers voiced their hostile opposition to the proposed cuts.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interactions
Use 'hostile' to describe unfriendly social situations or interactions.
The interviewer's questions seemed deliberately hostile.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'hostile' implies negative feelings, often with a sense of aggression or conflict.
Her comments were dismissed as hostile criticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Opposition
'Hostile' suggests a strong and active opposition, more than just disagreement.
Workers voiced their hostile opposition to the proposed cuts.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interactions
Use 'hostile' to describe unfriendly social situations or interactions.
The interviewer's questions seemed deliberately hostile.
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Video examples
The lies we tell about...
thousands of them have wanted to watch that movie know why I want to go back to the admittedly trivial example of the lies that I told about myself the fact is they worked I got on perfectly well with people who may otherwise have been hostile to me and so it is with the nation families of the killers and
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The unheard story of...
and wheat fields and vineyards. But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.
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Filming The World's...
look at the big spikes spiders bugs things that bite you it's it's it's a it's beautiful and it's also fairly hostile and of course the cassery that we were going to film is the world's deadliest bird the males are a bit taller than me and
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Rarely Seen Shark Filmed...
about kavagi it's hostile when it's calm you know if the waters hot its acidic its hostile or not and so the sea large animals like this that are living it's very exciting and exploring the deep sea is like that that's the best part
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The Antarctic's...
it was really important to show just how spectacularly beautiful the continent is also how tough it is for animals to survive in such a remote and hostile environment but very importantly i wanted to show just how fragile the
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Why elephants never...
This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
of what it's like to be a philosopher trying to educate the public. Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance but hostile to anyone who points it out. In fact, the real life Socrates was sentenced to death
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Should we be looking for...
That life could be benevolent, as we would hope to be if humans are one day able to achieve interstellar travel. Or it could be hostile. Searching for planets that might have life means staring into a great abyss.
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What's Hiding in the...
such a hostile environment there would be very few animals living but watch this the chorus of light is being made by hundreds of small deep sea creatures which are flashing in response to my light
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The Most Dramatic...
A near miraculous escape. The lucky survivors can begin learning the unique way of life, demanded by this hostile island.
Video examples
The lies we tell about...
thousands of them have wanted to watch that movie know why I want to go back to the admittedly trivial example of the lies that I told about myself the fact is they worked I got on perfectly well with people who may otherwise have been hostile to me and so it is with the nation families of the killers and
Video examples
The unheard story of...
and wheat fields and vineyards. But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.
Video examples
Filming The World's...
look at the big spikes spiders bugs things that bite you it's it's it's a it's beautiful and it's also fairly hostile and of course the cassery that we were going to film is the world's deadliest bird the males are a bit taller than me and
Video examples
Rarely Seen Shark Filmed...
about kavagi it's hostile when it's calm you know if the waters hot its acidic its hostile or not and so the sea large animals like this that are living it's very exciting and exploring the deep sea is like that that's the best part
Video examples
The Antarctic's...
it was really important to show just how spectacularly beautiful the continent is also how tough it is for animals to survive in such a remote and hostile environment but very importantly i wanted to show just how fragile the
Video examples
Why elephants never...
This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
of what it's like to be a philosopher trying to educate the public. Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance but hostile to anyone who points it out. In fact, the real life Socrates was sentenced to death
Video examples
Should we be looking for...
That life could be benevolent, as we would hope to be if humans are one day able to achieve interstellar travel. Or it could be hostile. Searching for planets that might have life means staring into a great abyss.
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
such a hostile environment there would be very few animals living but watch this the chorus of light is being made by hundreds of small deep sea creatures which are flashing in response to my light
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
A near miraculous escape. The lucky survivors can begin learning the unique way of life, demanded by this hostile island.
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Quote examples
Paul Dano
American Actor
I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when they expose that soft spot, it's kind of touching.
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John Shelby Spong
American Clergyman
I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I'm a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such injustices wherever these might occur.
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Whitney Cummings
American Comedian
For writing stand-up, I have to have a little bit of anger and frustration to be motivated to do it. Stand-up, for me, comes from kind of a hostile engine.
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.
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Joe Calzaghe
Welsh Athlete
I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world.
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Aeschylus
Greek Poet
For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
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Amanda Seales
American Comedian
I'm not hostile. I'm passionate.
Quote examples
Paul Dano
American Actor
I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when they expose that soft spot, it's kind of touching.
Quote examples
John Shelby Spong
American Clergyman
I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile.
Quote examples
Ice Cube
American Musician
I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I'm a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
Quote examples
Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such injustices wherever these might occur.
Quote examples
Whitney Cummings
American Comedian
For writing stand-up, I have to have a little bit of anger and frustration to be motivated to do it. Stand-up, for me, comes from kind of a hostile engine.
Quote examples
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.
Quote examples
Joe Calzaghe
Welsh Athlete
I've fought in Copenhagen before, and it's not the most hostile place in the world.
Quote examples
Aeschylus
Greek Poet
For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
Quote examples
Amanda Seales
American Comedian
I'm not hostile. I'm passionate.
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