Enmity
Hostility; deep-seated ill will or animosity between individuals or groups.
nounEnmity
Hostility; deep-seated ill will or animosity between individuals or groups.
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The hostility among two countries led them into wars.
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EN-mi-tee
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Enemy
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Rooted in Latin inimicitia meaning hostility; related to inimicus 'enemy'.
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Use enmity to describe a deep-seated, ongoing hostility between groups or nations. It is stronger than simple dislike and typically implies a longstanding feud.
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- There has long been enmity between the neighboring states.
- The feud between the families created years of enmity that outsiders found hard to understand.
From Latin inimicitia 'hostility, enmity', via Old French enemité; related to inimicus 'enemy'.
ENMITY = ENEMY + TY (state of) — the state of being enemies.
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