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/ˈɛnməti/ /ˈɛnmɪti/ Listen

noun

Enmity n. (pl. enmities)

The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. "No ground of enmity between us known."

A state of opposition; hostility. "The friendship of the world is enmity with God."

Synonyms: Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... own charming gifts, Lord Dufferin had the advantage of succeeding a Viceroy (Lord Ripon), who had embittered and aroused the enmity of the whole European community by using all the great powers at his command in obstinately persisting in foisting upon the country the most iniquitous and ill-advised measure conceivable, in spite of the strongest protests, both public and private. I ...

— Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century • Montague Massey

... the enmity of race been carried further than in England. In no country has that enmity been more completely effaced. Early in the fourteenth century the amalgamation of the races was all but complete: and it was soon ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII. - Modern History • Arthur Mee

... other would-be mediator; for he hated to see the two principal parishioners of his tiny cure at enmity. First he tackled James Moore on the subject; but that laconic person cut him short with, "I've nowt agin the little mon," and would say no more. And, indeed, the quarrel was ...

— Bob, Son of Battle • Alfred Ollivant

... 2. The Reformation.—The enmity of these two parties was much increased by the reaction against the prevalent doctrines and the corruptions of the clergy. This reaction had begun in the reign of Francis I., when the Bible had been ...

— History of France • Charlotte M. Yonge

... Rohan, and Soubise had came to terms with him; organised armed opposition had disappeared, and the lofty manner of viewing matters natural to the cardinal duke prevented him from noticing private enmity. He therefore left Nimes free to manage her local affairs as she pleased, and very soon the old order, or rather disorder, reigned once more within her walls. At last Richelieu died, and Louis XIII soon followed him, and the long minority of his successor, with its ...

— Massacres Of The South (1551-1815) - Celebrated Crimes • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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