enmity
- noun
- /ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/
- My father and he took an ideological enmity and made it personal.
- enmity and amity
- friendship rather than enmity
- traditional enmity
So we've got some contrast, some opposition, even some enmity there going on.
- So we've got some contrast, some opposition, even some enmity there going on.
- So where there is enmity or hatred, even the false appear true.
- So when I left the Pentagon, I believed we were well on the way to ending forever that Cold War enmity.
- You know, the right wing establishment neo con types or something, you know, and there would be bad blood and enmity.
- In all oblivious enmity shall you paste forth.
- The, the Ektras flea enmity, or you could say reject enmity.
Examples
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For much the same reason, Arabs will unite in enmity against any non-Arab, let alone non-Muslim.
Academic text (2008) -
But I have no enmity with you.
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As the strike ground on, a great deal of enmity developed between town residents and the strikebreakers.
Academic text (1996) -
You've earned the enmity of your people.
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I cannot afford to incur the enmity of a man like Yardley.
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Russia, as well, was easily overtaken because of the enmity of the local prince-rulers and decentralized rule.
Academic text (1996) -
His pleas for unity fell upon deaf ears, for the peasants, Lords and royal House of Hungary all had enmity for one another.
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A great deal of enmity developed between the two rival teams during the championship.
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Her unfair treatment had caused enmity among her colleagues and friends.
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The long-standing enmity between the two families made reconciliation nearly impossible.
Synonyms
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
Strong angry feeling toward a person or group
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone
A strong feeling of hate toward someone or something
Hostile feeling between people or groups
A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something
Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enmity comes from the Latin word inimicus, made of in- 'not' and amicus 'friend', so it originally meant 'not a friend'. You can see the same root in the word enemy, and that is why enmity means 'hate' or 'strong dislike' toward someone.