Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostile witness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: hos-tile wit-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.

Inflected Forms

hostile witnesses (plural)

Synonyms

adverse witness turncoat witness unfavourable witness

Questions

What does hostile witness mean?: A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.

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