hostile audience
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An audience that is unfriendly and opposed to the speaker or performer.
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- The politician faced a hostile audience during the town hall meeting.
- Despite his best jokes, the comedian couldn't win over the hostile audience.
- The CEO's speech about cutbacks was met with a hostile audience of employees.
- It takes great skill to remain calm when addressing a hostile audience.
- He was clearly nervous, speaking before such a hostile audience.
- The new band was booed off the stage by a hostile audience.
- She knew that her controversial ideas would likely create a hostile audience.
- As a debater, you must be prepared to argue your points in front of a hostile audience.
- No performer wants to perform for a hostile audience.
- Through her powerful speech, she managed to turn the hostile audience into supporters.