Difference between Hostile and Aggressive

What is the difference between Hostile and Aggressive?

Hostile as an adjective is 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 while Aggressive as an adjective is tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking.

Hostile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: 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

Example sentence: The aim is to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration.

Aggressive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking.

Example sentence: I think people who go through a lot, they're aggressive.

We hope you now know whether to use Hostile or Aggressive in your sentence.

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