Hostile+feeling

  • 1Feeling — n. emotional reaction 1) to arouse, stir up feeling appreciation 2) to develop a feeling for (to develop a feeling for classical music) sentiment sensation 3) to express; show one s feelings 4) to experience, have a feeling 5) to harbor feelings… …

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  • 2feeling — noun 1 sth that you feel/sense ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ overwhelming ▪ Rielle had an overwhelming feeling of guilt. ▪ definite, distinct ▪ …

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  • 3hostile — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem ▪ become, turn ▪ remain ▪ make sb …

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  • 4hostile — adjective 1) a hostile attack Syn: unfriendly, unkind, bitter, unsympathetic, malicious, vicious, rancorous, venomous, poisonous, virulent; antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, belligerent, truculent, vitriolic; bellic …

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  • 5hostile — hostilely, adv. /hos tl/ or, esp. Brit., / tuyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation. 2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 3. characterized by antagonism. 4. not… …

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  • 6hostile — /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… …

  • 7hostile — Having the character of an enemy; standing in the relation of an enemy. Feeling or displaying enmity or antagonism such as a hostile witness. See hostile or adverse witness. Within requirement for adverse possession that possession be asserted in …

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  • 8hostile — Having the character of an enemy; standing in the relation of an enemy. Feeling or displaying enmity or antagonism such as a hostile witness. See hostile or adverse witness. Within requirement for adverse possession that possession be asserted in …

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  • 9hostile — hos•tile [[t]ˈhɒs tl[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to an enemy 2) opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism[/ex] 3) not friendly or hospitable 4) cvb one that is hostile • Etymology:… …

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  • 10hostile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. antagonistic, opposed, warlike, unfriendly, belligerent. See opposition, hate. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. antagonistic, hateful, opposed; see unfriendly 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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