What's the difference between here and hostile?

Here


Definition:

  • (pron. pl.) Of them; their.
  • (n.) Hair.
  • (pron.) See Her, their.
  • (pron.) Her; hers. See Her.
  • (adv.) In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to there.
  • (adv.) In the present life or state.
  • (adv.) To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither.
  • (adv.) At this point of time, or of an argument; now.

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Hostile


Definition:

  • (a.) 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.
  • (n.) An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Some of their most cherished objectives, such as parliamentary reform, have been left as roadkill by the juggernauts of Tory and Labour hostility.
  • (2) Mars is a much more hostile environment than people realise, they point out.
  • (3) It's an attractive idea, and yet pride in Europe appears to be giving way to populism and hostility within the union.
  • (4) But even among the most hostile voters, only a third put Europe among the most crucial issues facing the country.
  • (5) Afghan officials in the past have expressed fears that soldiers sent to Pakistan could be recruited as spies or that their careers would be stunted by the deep hostility that Afghans harbour towards Pakistan.
  • (6) Michael Holroyd, in his biography of George Bernard Shaw , gives an illuminating example of myopic hostility to Russia by the right even when we desperately needed allies.
  • (7) Overall, these results suggest that future research should investigate variables in addition to hostility in regard to risk for and protection from CHD.
  • (8) As important, if not more so, as his ambition to make exams tougher is his hostility towards other measures of ability, such as course work and controlled assessments.
  • (9) Journalists are being told to speak to public affairs office, but the public affairs office doesn't call them back or is hostile."
  • (10) Green groups were hostile or reacted cautiously to the report.
  • (11) To assess physiological and psychological states accompanying anabolic-androgenic steroid use, male weight lifters 1) were interviewed regarding their physical training and the patterns and effects of any drug use; 2) completed a written physical and medical history questionnaire, a Profile of Mood States questionnaire, and the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory; and 3) were physically examined, including a blood sample and urinalysis.
  • (12) The sugar tax was greeted with hostility by the industry and Wright argues that the levy, introduced by the chancellor in the budget , will be undermined by flawed analysis of its impact.
  • (13) Murdoch had one on his, of course, but because he was facing hostile interrogation he looked (unfairly) as if he were wearing it in self-protection as a symbol of his own virtue.
  • (14) Tory MEP Nirj Deva was one of several deputies to subject Mr Nielson to hostile questioning.
  • (15) Yet, the long list of allegations included no statement from Kenneth Bae, other than claims that he confessed and didn't want an attorney present during his sentencing last week for what Pyongyang called hostile acts against the state.
  • (16) We are effectively now placed in co-sovereignty with a hostile power.
  • (17) The inquiry’s chairman, Sir Thayne Forbes, a former high court judge, concluded in 2014 that the most serious claims were “deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility”.
  • (18) Faced with ever growing hostility to the EU, and to immigration, Clegg has decided to present the Liberal Democrats unambiguously as the party of "in" and of openness.
  • (19) The aim of this study was to determine how individual differences in cynical hostility and defensiveness interacted with situational demands to affect cardiovascular responses in a natural setting.
  • (20) The Saudis and other Gulf states still support rebel fighting formations – as much because of inertia and hostility to Iran as anything else – but western backing is on a downward trajectory as concerns mount about the risks of blowback from al-Qaida-linked groups.