hostile takeover hostileness • hostile witness · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · hostile takeover · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company. Synonyms: hostile takeover. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076