enmity
noun, plural en·mi·ties.
Origin of enmity
Synonyms for enmity
Related Words for enmity
antagonism, acrimony, hostility, bitterness, rancor, malice, animus, alienation, antipathy, dislike, loathing, malignancy, spite, spleen, malevolence, aversion, malignity, venom, detestation, hateExamples from the Web for enmity
Contemporary Examples of enmity
Believe what your post-hard-work-day brain will allow, but the enmity went from entrenched to fleeting in a blink of an eye.
Betrayal, Blowjobs, and Bitchery: the 'Real Housewives' Get Really DesperateTim Teeman
March 12, 2014
Making peace with your enemies can be pragmatic and lasting; making peace by ignoring their enmity is foolish and sterile.
German-Russian enmity has been a powerful driving force for centuries.
Before the revolution, the Army and the Brotherhood had a long history of enmity.
And yet the level of enmity between the press and Sarah Palin somehow has managed a further descent.
Historical Examples of enmity
His enmity to the working classes made him extremely unpopular.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
I have no enmity to these ladies; I only despise them, or rather, their follies and their faults.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
"I think her friendship more to be dreaded than her enmity," replied Belinda.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
What rendered him yet dearer to us, was that there was enmity between him and Mrs. Mitchell.
Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald
The Countess retired with feelings embittered against her royal mistress, and her annoyance in the sequel ripened into enmity.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, CompleteMadame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe