hostile meaning in Sanskrit
वैर váira
UK/ˈhɒstaɪl//ˈhɑstəl/
hostile in Sanskrit: वैर (váira), द्विष् (dvíṣ). In English, hostile means not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
Sanskrit words for hostile
- hostile, inimical, revengeful
- वैर váira
- hostile, hating, disliking
- द्विष् dvíṣ
English meaning of hostile
- adjective Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- adjective Aggressive; antagonistic.
- adjective Unwilling.
- adjective Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
hostile in a sentence
- hostile to a sudden change
- Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo! as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Synonyms of hostile
hostile in other languages
Questions about hostile in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of hostile in Sanskrit?
- Hostile in Sanskrit is वैर (váira), द्विष् (dvíṣ).
- hostile इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Hostile: वैर (váira), द्विष् (dvíṣ).
- What does hostile mean in English?
- Hostile means not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hostile”: द्विष्, वैर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hostile (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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