Hostile

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 feindlich , 🇪🇸 hostil , 🇮🇹 ostile , 🇵🇹 hostil , 🇨🇳 敌意的 , 🇯🇵 敵対的な , 🇰🇷 적대적인 , 🇸🇦 عدائي , 🇮🇳 शत्रुतापूर्ण

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Etymology

The French **hostile** (used as a noun meaning “enemy”) comes from Latin *hostilis*, “hostile, adversarial,” which itself is the adjective of *hostis* (“enemy, foe”). The term entered medieval French through the Latin usage, and over time the noun sense “hostile” (as in “le hostile”) emerged in the 17th–18th centuries, later being largely replaced by *ennemi* in modern French.

Synonyms

adversaire opposant antagoniste rival némésis oppositeur

Antonyms

ami allié partenaire camarade collaborateur