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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The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But its removal lit up social media, rekindling historic enmities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
Libyans from across the fragmented country have driven through old front lines regardless of bitter enmities to deliver aid to flood-stricken Derna this week, putting aside years of conflict between their divided leaders.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 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
