Polyglot Dictionary

hostile

/ɔstil/

adjective B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. hostile

    • La foule est devenue hostile.

      The crowd became hostile.

Similar words

agressif

Close synonyms for "aggressive, hostile."

amer

Close — "a bitter rival" means a hostile one.

inhospitalier

Close synonyms for "inhospitable, hostile."

Similar in other languages

German

feindlich

feindlich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hostile."

Practice

1 What does hostile mean?

2 Fill the gap: La foule est devenue ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hostile?

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