be+hostile+to

  • 51hostile act — or state Acts of war …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 52hostile state — hostile act or state Acts of war …

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  • 53hostile act — or state Acts of war …

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  • 54hostile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) antagonistic; opposed. 2) of or belonging to a military enemy. 3) (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought. DERIVATIVES hostilely adverb hostility noun (pl. hostilities) . ORIGIN …

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  • 55hostile — 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 …

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  • 56hostile — [[t]hɒ̱staɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to/towards n If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. Many people felt would be hostile to the idea of… …

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  • 57hostile */*/ — 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… …

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  • 58Hostile 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… …

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  • 59hostile — 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… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 60hostile — 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… …

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