enmity

[en-mi-tee]

noun

plural

enmities 

1. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

   Synonyms: rancor, acrimony, malice

2. (in a video game) the targeting for attack of a player character by an enemy, and the circumstance-specific strength of that targeting for any particular character; hate; aggro: Use the character’s ranged attack to get enmity.

   Your tank needs to be spamming “Provoke” at that mob to increase his enmity, or else it’s going to turn and target your mages.

   Use the character’s ranged attack to get enmity.

enmity

/ ˈɛnmɪtɪ /

noun

1. a feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism

Word History and Origins

Origin of enmity¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enemite, enmite, from Old French enemi(s)tie, from unattested Vulgar Latin inimīcitāt- (stem of inimīcitās ), equivalent to Latin inimīc(us) “(personal ) enemy” + -itāt- abstract noun suffix; enemy, -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of enmity¹

C13: from Old French enemistié, from enemi _enemy

Example Sentences

"Was it, asked Charles, a 'sign of hostility or class enmity?' No, said Blair. 'He just likes drinking his tea that way," writes Low.

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But its removal lit up social media, rekindling historic enmities.

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Some relatives were reportedly threatened with charges such as "enmity against God" and espionage - both capital offences under Iranian law.

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It was their third electoral match-up but the enmity went beyond ballot-box rivalry.

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Despite the public enmity between the two, Newsom reached out to the White House in hopes of working together on the creation of a $7.5-billion federal tax incentive to keep more productions in the U.S.

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Related Words

• acrimony 
• alienation 
• animosity 
• animus 
• antagonism 
• antipathy 
• bad blood 
• bitterness 
• dislike 
• hatred 
• hostility 
• ill will 
• loathing 
• malice 
• rancor