ENMITY
hostility, enmity, ill will
(noun) the feeling of a hostile person; “he could no longer contain his hostility”
hostility, enmity, antagonism
(noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enmity (countable and uncountable, plural enmities)
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
Synonyms
• enemyship, hostility, enemyhood, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus, foeship
Antonyms
• amity
Source: Wiktionary
En"mi*ty, n.; pl. Enmities. Etym: [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton.
2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4.
Syn.
– Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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