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Hostile vs Alienated - What's the difference?

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Hostile is a related term of alienated.


As adjectives the difference between hostile and alienated

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 alienated is isolated; excluded; estranged.

As a noun hostile

is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As a verb alienated is

(alienate).

hostile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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
    • a hostile force
    hostile intentions
    a hostile country
    hostile to a sudden change

    Related terms

    * hostility * See also

    Synonyms

    * antagonistic * hateful

    Antonyms

    * friendly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) An enemy.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    alienated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Isolated; excluded; estranged.

    • Derived terms

    * alienatedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (alienate)