English-Italian translations for hostile

• ostile
  La mia tesi ha ricevuto un'accoglienza molto ostile. I received a very hostile reception.
  Occorre inoltre creare un ambiente ostile ai trafficanti di esseri umani. Furthermore, a hostile environment must be created for human traffickers.
  Israele si giustifica sostenendo che si tratti di un territorio ostile. Israel takes the view that they live in a hostile entity.
• aggressivo
  L’organizzazione è giunta al punto di inviare questa settimana a deputati al Parlamento europeo messaggi di posta elettronica di tono ostile, minaccioso e aggressivo – ma ha ormai i giorni contati.Members of this House have even received hostile, threatening and aggressive e-mails from the organisation this week. Their days are now numbered.

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