Hyphenation of hostile

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hostile? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hos-tile

Definitions of hostile:

1.	Troops belonging to the enemy's military forces The platoon ran into a pack of hostiles
2.	Characterized by enmity or ill will A hostile nation A hostile remark Hostile actions
3.	Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally Hostile naval and air forces
4.	Impossible to bring into friendly accord Hostile factions
5.	Very unfavorable to life or growth A hostile climate An uncongenial atmosphere An uncongenial soil The unfriendly environment at high altitudes
6.	Unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) Hostile takeover Hostile tender offer Hostile bid

Synonyms of hostile:

adj	hostile, aggressive, belligerent, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, bitter, at loggerheads, dirty, head-on, ill, opponent, opposing, truculent, unfriendly, inimical, aggressive, hateful, offensive, unfriendly, unpeaceful, violent
adj	hostile
adj	unfriendly
adj	irreconcilable, unreconcilable
adj	uncongenial, unfriendly, inhospitable
adj	unfavorable, unfavourable
adj	aggressive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.