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   The meaning of ENMITY is positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will. How to use enmity in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Enmity.

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   sore point. technophobe. See more results » (Definition of enmity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) enmity | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈen·mə·t̬i / Add to word list. strong dislike or hate.

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   The state or condition of being disaffected; lack of affection or enthusiasm; dissatisfaction, discontent. Hence: absence of allegiance…. = inimicality, n. Feeling or intention that motivates a person to act in a particular (esp. hostile) way; animosity, hostility, esp. as shown in speech or action.

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   Enmity definition: a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.. See examples of ENMITY used in a sentence.

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   Enmity is deep-seated hatred that seeks to oppose, harm, or defeat another: "He made a reality ... of what my Zaidy could not even allow himself to imagine—a life that warmed frigid blood, that melted solid walls of enmity built by war and poverty and cruelty" (Reesa Grushka).

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   enmity. A feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What does enmity mean?

   • Enmity and its synonyms "hostility," animosity, and animus all indicate deep-seated dislike or ill will. Enmity (which derives from an Anglo-French word meaning "enemy") suggests true hatred, either overt or concealed. Hostility implies strong, open enmity that shows itself in attacks or aggression.

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   What does enymyte mean?

   • 1. The disposition or the feelings characteristic of an enemy; ill-will, hatred. For enemyte þat þei han to a man. Ne wald þai neuer apon him se, Fra þat day bot wid enmite [Trinity Cambridge MS. enemyte]. Sum for dispite and othir Inmytee. For enymyte and hate are contrary to frendship and concorde. But ony inimite or mocioun of injuris.

   enmity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does enemite mean?

   • 1. Deep-seated, often mutual hatred. 2. A feeling or state of hatred or animosity: "More than almost any public man I have ever met, he has avoided exciting personal enmities" (Theodore Roosevelt). [Middle English enemite, from Old French enemistie, from Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, from Latin inimīcus, enemy; see enemy .]

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   What does inimicality mean?

   • inimicality, n. Feeling or intention that motivates a person to act in a particular (esp. hostile) way; animosity, hostility, esp. as shown in speech or action. Unfriendliness, enmity, hostility.

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   What is the difference between enmity and animosity?

   • Enmity (which derives from an Anglo-French word meaning "enemy") suggests true hatred, either overt or concealed. Hostility implies strong, open enmity that shows itself in attacks or aggression. Animosity carries the sense of anger, vindictiveness, and sometimes the desire to destroy what one hates.

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   Where does enmity come from?

   • Enmity seems more likely to emanate from perceived threats to security and prosperity at different times and between peoples all around the world. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   ENMITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of enmity in English. enmity. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈen.mə.t̬i / uk / ˈen.mə.ti / Add to word list. a feeling of hate: She denied any personal enmity toward him. Bitter historical enmities underlie the present violence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.