English Dictionary
Definition of “enmity”
enmity (ˈɛnmɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
- a feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism
Word Origin
C13: from Old French enemistié, from enemienemy
Synonyms
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hostility,
hate,
spite,
hatred,
bitterness,
friction,
malice,
animosity,
aversion,
venom,
antagonism,
antipathy,
acrimony,
rancour,
bad blood,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence,
malignity,
Usage examples
He panted, staring at Sam with eyes wide with fear and enmity.
J.R.R. Tolkien, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)), they may find that the ordinary Pakistani is as sick of 50 years of rancour and enmity as the ordinary Indian.
India Today (1997)All this pales, however, before the bitter and apparently implacable enmity between the two major parties in Bangladesh.
Samachar (2004)Tipp have invariably held the whip hand in the long history of enmity between the two counties
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Thus the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (and between NATO and the WTO) falls short of total enmity.
McInnes, Colin, NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (1990)
