Become hostile

  • 1hostile — hos‧tile [ˈhɒstaɪl ǁ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl] adjective FINANCE a hostile bid or takeover is one in which a company tries to buy another company whose shareholder S do not want to sell: • They ve managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid. * * * …

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  • 2hostile — [[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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  • 3hostile — 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… …

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  • 4hostile — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem ▪ become, turn ▪ remain ▪ make sb …

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  • 5hostile — /ˈhɒstaɪl / (say hostuyl), Originally US / təl/ (say tuhl) adjective 1. opposed in feeling, action, or character; unfriendly; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 2. of or characteristic of an enemy: hostile ground. –noun 3. US a. a hostile or… …

  • 6On Hostile Ground — Directed by Mario Azzopardi Produced by Frank Siracusa Written by Sharon Y. Cobb (Story and screenplay) Brian L. Ross (Teleplay) …

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  • 7On Hostile Ground (2000 film) — On Hostile Ground was a 2000 made for TV movie about a geologist who is attempting to prevent a giant set of interconnected sinkholes from devouring New Orleans. John Corbett ( My Big Fat Greek Wedding ) is Matt Andrews, a geologist who is asked… …

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  • 8user-hostile — adjective Difficult to use, especially for an untrained user. The existence of both these representations of the same title is certainly a case of overkill; an instance where too much information is as frustrating as too little. In an area where… …

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  • 9turn against someone — BECOME HOSTILE TO, take a dislike to. → turn …

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  • 10Counterintelligence — This article is a subset article of intelligence cycle security. Counterintelligence or counter intelligence (see spelling differences) (CI) refers to efforts made by intelligence organizations to prevent hostile or enemy intelligence… …

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