Hostile
/hˈɑstəl/
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Definition
(adj) Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Sentence Examples
Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.
The Soviet Union took a hostile attitude toward us.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The two companies have been in a ____ relationship ever since the failed merger attempt.