enmity
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8.0
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
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1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
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1.0
A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone
361
1.9
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
120
4.7
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
55
6.1
Strong angry feeling toward a person or group
46
5.2
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
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4.8
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
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7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
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5.3
A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone
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9.0
A strong feeling of hate toward someone or something
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6.9
Hostile feeling between people or groups
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8.3
A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something
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8.8
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
2
7.8
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
1
8.6
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something
Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
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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.