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1hostile — hos|tile [ hastl ] adjective ** ▸ 1 unfriendly/threatening ▸ 2 opposing something ▸ 3 of/done by enemy in war ▸ 4 difficult/dangerous ▸ 5 in business 1. ) behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way toward someone: The mayor found himself in …
2hostile */*/ — UK [ˈhɒstaɪl] / US [ˈhɑst(ə)l] adjective 1) behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone The minister found himself in the middle of a hostile crowd. hostile to/towards: She was openly hostile to him. a hostile… …
3hostile — hos|tile [ˈhɔstaıl US ˈha:stl, ˈha:staıl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin hostilis, from hostis stranger, enemy ] 1.) angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone and ready to argue with them ▪ Southampton fans gave their… …
4hostile — [ˈhɒstaɪl] adj 1) behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way 2) opposing something The local community was hostile to plans for a new motorway.[/ex] 3) a hostile place or situation is difficult or dangerous to be in …
5hostile fire — In insurance law, a combustion that cannot be controlled, that escapes from where it was initially set and confined, or one that was not intended to exist. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. hostile fire …
6Hostile Waters (film) — Hostile Waters is a British 1997 television film about the loss of the K 219 , a Yankee I class nuclear ballistic missile sub. The film stars Rutger Hauer as the commander of K 219 and claims to be based on the true story. The film was produced… …
7Hostile Whirlwinds — Hostile Whirlwinds... ( ru. Вихри враждебные, translit. Vikhri vrazhdebnye ) is a Soviet 1953 film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov based on a screenplay Nikolai Pogodin. Plot summary Film exercises the first years of Soviet government, biography of …
8Hostile environment sexual harassment — In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an employee s direct supervisor where… …
9Hostile Waters (video game) — Infobox VG title = Hostile Waters developer = Rage Games Limited publisher = Rage Games Limited designer = engine = version = 1.03e released = March 23 2001 (EU) genre = Strategy game modes = Single player ratings = ELSPA 15+ platforms =… …
10hostile — 01. My mother in law has been quite [hostile] towards me since my wife and I split up. 02. The United States has generally been [hostile] to any suggestion of holding talks with Cuba. 03. The President was met by [hostile] crowds when he came to… …
