hostile act

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An unfriendly or aggressive action.

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Examples (10)

  • The country's military maneuver was considered a hostile act.
  • Any further hostile acts will be met with a swift response.
  • The United Nations condemned the invasion as a hostile act of aggression.
  • Do you interpret this cyberattack as a hostile act from another nation?
  • The blockade of the port was a clear hostile act that led to war.
  • Spreading false rumors can be perceived as a hostile act in the workplace.
  • He insisted it was an accident, not a premeditated hostile act.
  • The law defines any unprovoked attack on its allies as a hostile act.
  • Cutting off diplomatic ties was the government's final hostile act before declaring war.
  • Publicly shaming a colleague online is a deeply hostile act.