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hostile

Dismissive vs Hostile - What's the difference?

dismissive | hostile |


As adjectives the difference between dismissive and hostile

is that dismissive is showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss while hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

As a noun hostile is

an enemy.

Hostile vs Abhorring - What's the difference?

hostile | abhorring |


As nouns the difference between hostile and abhorring

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while abhorring is detestation .

As an adjective hostile

is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

As a verb abhorring is

.

Hostile vs Aggression - What's the difference?

hostile | aggression |


As nouns the difference between hostile and aggression

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while aggression is aggression.

As an adjective hostile

is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

Hostile vs Baleful - What's the difference?

hostile | baleful |


As adjectives the difference between hostile and baleful

is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while baleful is portending evil; ominous.

As a noun hostile

is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

Hostile vs Rebuttal - What's the difference?

hostile | rebuttal |


As nouns the difference between hostile and rebuttal

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while rebuttal is the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

As an adjective hostile

is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

Hostile vs Unhostile - What's the difference?

hostile | unhostile |


As adjectives the difference between hostile and unhostile

is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while unhostile is not hostile.

As a noun hostile

is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

Easing vs Hostile - What's the difference?

easing | hostile |


As nouns the difference between easing and hostile

is that easing is the act by which something is eased while hostile is an enemy.

As a verb easing

is present participle of ease.

As an adjective hostile is

belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

Distaste vs Hostile - What's the difference?

distaste | hostile |


As nouns the difference between distaste and hostile

is that distaste is a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy while hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As a verb distaste

is (obsolete|transitive) to dislike.

As an adjective hostile is

belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

Hostile vs Push - What's the difference?

hostile | push |


As nouns the difference between hostile and push

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while push is a short, directed application of force; an act of pushing or push can be (obsolete|uk|dialect) a pustule; a pimple.

As an adjective hostile

is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

As a verb push is

(intransitive) to apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

Cordial vs Hostile - What's the difference?

cordial | hostile |


As adjectives the difference between cordial and hostile

is that cordial is hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate while hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.

As nouns the difference between cordial and hostile

is that cordial is a concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking while hostile is an enemy.

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