English-Finnish translations for hostile

• vihamielinen
  Ilmapiiri oli kaikkea muuta kuin vihamielinen. The atmosphere was anything but hostile.
  Ensimmäinen este sen voimaantulolle on Yhdysvaltojen sitkeän vihamielinen asenne. The first obstacle is the persistently hostile attitude of the United States.
  Ihmisarvon on oltava vaakalaudalla ja kyseessä on oltava vihamielinen tai nöyryyttävä ilmapiiri. Human dignity must be at stake and there must a hostile or humiliating environment.

Definition of hostile

• Not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure
• Aggressive, antagonistic
• Of a hostile takeover
• An enemy

Examples

• a hostile force
• hostile intentions
• a hostile country
• hostile to a sudden change
• Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.

Related words

• hostilely
• hostile takeover
• hostile witness
• hostile to foreigners
• hostile to life