26984 words

hostile

10 definitions • 17 examples
1
unfriendly and not liking something:

Examples:

a hostile crowd
hostile reception The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.
2
not agreeing with something:

Examples:

hostile to I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such.
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difficult or not suitable for living or growing:

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connected with the enemy in a war:

Examples:

hostile aircraft/forces
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relating to situations in which one company wants to buy another company whose owners do not want to sell it:

Examples:

hostile bid The company convinced investors to reject a hostile bid from Enterprise Oil Plc worth £1.5 billion.
hostile merger The threat of being taken over in a hostile merger stirred the management into action.
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Examples:

Her parents were openly hostile to me.
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difficult or not suitable for living or growing:

Examples:

The Nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in America.
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connected with an enemy or an act of war:

Examples:

The enemy was preparing to take hostile action.
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relating to a situation in which one company wants to buy another company whose owners do not want to sell it:

Examples:

The company convinced investors to reject a hostile bid from Enterprise Oil Plc worth £1.59 billion.
Almost a year after it sparked the banking sector's biggest hostile merger, the bank has itself become the subject of takeover speculation.
What started out as a hostile takeover attempt became a friendly agreement.
a hostile acquisition/approach/deal
a hostile acquirer/bidder
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to force the sale of a company whose owners do not want to sell it:

Examples:

The chief executive said he was still ready to go hostile for one of the two companies.

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