Crisis Negotiation Terms

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who is captured and held as a prisoner by a potential enemy

adjective related to or characteristic of a hostage

  • The hostage situation was resolved peacefully by the trained negotiators.
  • The hostage was finally released after hours of negotiations.
  • The hostage was freed after the cops swooped in.
  • I felt like a hostage to my job, unable to leave even though I wanted to.