| Hastile | a. [ L. hasta a spear. ] (Bot.) Same as Hastate. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hostile | a. [ L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See Host an army. ] 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 hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change. Syn. -- Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed; adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hostile | n. An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [ Colloq. ] P. H. Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hostilely | adv. In a hostile manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| hostile takeover | n. (Finance) the purchase of a controlling interest in a publicly-traded company against the wishes of the current management. A person who is the main principal in performing such a buyout is called a corporate raider.
Syn. -- hostile buyout. [ PJC ] |
| สวนกระแส | (adj) adverse, See also: hostile, Syn. สวนทาง, Ant. ตามกระแส, Example: นักวิชาการต่างไม่เห็นด้วยกับพฤติกรรมสวนกระแส ปฏิรูปการเมือง ของรัฐบาล, Thai Definition: กระทำตรงกันข้ามกับสิ่งที่คนส่วนใหญ่ทำ หรือเสนอออกสู่สาธารณะชน |
| ไพริน | (n) enemy, See also: hostile person, Syn. ข้าศึก, ไพรี, ศัตรู, ปรปักษ์, ผู้จองเวร, Example: บ้านเมืองเราตอนนี้มีไพรินหลายทางที่คอยจ้องทำลายเรา, Count Unit: คน, พวก |
| ไพรินทร์ | (n) hostile king, See also: king who is an enemy, Example: ข้ารู้สึกโกรธแค้นไพรินทร์ผู้นี้มาก เราไม่เคยไปทำอะไรให้มันเจ็บใจเลย มันยังกลับมาทำลายเรา, Thai Definition: กษัตริย์ผู้เป็นข้าศึก |
| hostile | (n) troops belonging to the enemy's military forces, Ant. friendly, Example: the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles |
| hostile | (adj) characterized by enmity or ill will, Ant. amicable, Example: a hostile nation; a hostile remark; hostile actions |
| hostile | (adj) not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally, Ant. friendly, Example: hostile naval and air forces |
| hostile | (adj) impossible to bring into friendly accord, Example: hostile factions |
| hostile | (adj) very unfavorable to life or growth, Syn. unfriendly, uncongenial, Example: a hostile climate; an uncongenial atmosphere; an uncongenial soil; the unfriendly environment at high altitudes |
| hostile | (adj) unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business), Example: hostile takeover; hostile tender offer; hostile bid |
| hostile fire | (n) fire that injures or kills an enemy |
| hostile takeover | (n) a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company |
| 期差選任 | [きさせんにん, kisasennin] (n) staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers) [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵視 | [てきし, tekishi] (n, vs) looking on (somebody) as hostile [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵性国家 | [てきせいこっか, tekiseikokka] (n) hostile nation [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵対的企業買収 | [てきたいてききぎょうばいしゅう, tekitaitekikigyoubaishuu] (n) (See 敵対的買収) hostile buyout [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵対的買収 | [てきたいてきばいしゅう, tekitaitekibaishuu] (n) hostile takeover [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵地 | [てきち, tekichi] (n) enemy territory; hostile place [Add to Longdo] |
| 敵方 | [てきがた, tekigata] (n) hostile party; enemy side [Add to Longdo] |
| 物議を醸す | [ぶつぎをかもす, butsugiwokamosu] (exp, v5s) to give rise to hostile comment; to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy [Add to Longdo] |
