{"id":178509,"date":"2024-12-27T13:25:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T13:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=178509"},"modified":"2024-12-27T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T13:26:26","slug":"hostile-7-little-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/27\/hostile-7-little-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostile 7 Little Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hostile 7 Little Words<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the game &#8220;7 Little Words,&#8221; the clue &#8220;hostile&#8221; corresponds to the answer &#8220;INIMICAL.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition of &#8220;Inimical&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Inimical&#8221; is an adjective that describes something or someone as being harmful, unfriendly, or antagonistic. It originates from the Latin word &#8220;inimicus,&#8221; meaning &#8220;enemy.&#8221; In modern usage, it refers to conditions or actions that are adverse or detrimental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage in Sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>inimical<\/strong> relationship between the two countries led to prolonged diplomatic tensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His <strong>inimical<\/strong> behavior at the meeting created an uncomfortable atmosphere for everyone involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Synonyms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hostile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antagonistic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unfriendly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adverse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detrimental<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antonyms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friendly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benevolent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supportive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Etymology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term &#8220;inimical&#8221; traces back to the Latin word &#8220;inimicus,&#8221; which is a combination of &#8220;in-&#8221; (meaning &#8220;not&#8221;) and &#8220;amicus&#8221; (meaning &#8220;friend&#8221;). 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It originates from the Latin word &#8220;inimicus,&#8221; meaning &#8220;enemy.&#8221; In modern usage, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}