enmity
noun
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
enmities
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pluralof enmity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As music “that transcended enmities to forge a connection between all the people born of this land,” Vargas Llosa writes, channeling Toño’s enthusiasm, the vals is the exemplary art form of a “mongrel nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
But its removal lit up social media, rekindling historic enmities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
Meanwhile parts of the long-fractured opposition are starting to talk about ways to put aside their old enmities to coordinate action against Saied, leading opposition figure Nejib Chebbi told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2023
But some supporters of the current leadership fear a court case may simply bring some of the old enmities and issues back to the fore.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2023
It was a “world criss-crossed by numerous patron-client relationships and family ties, in which major centers vied with one another in enmities that could endure for centuries.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
