enmity
IPA: ˈɛnmʌti
noun
- The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
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Examples of "enmity" in Sentences
- The settlers' enmity continued to grow.
- I take on myself the enmity of profligate men.
- She would later incur the wrath and enmity of the King.
- Brock's enmity with Struan precedes the events of the book.
- This decision earned her the enmity of the Hutu extremist parties.
- He directly opposed the slave trade causing the enmity of the Yao.
- At this time the king was at enmity with the powerful Clan Douglas.
- The MRLA had to extort food from the Sakai and earned their enmity.
- The enmity between the girls was a major plotline over the rest of the season.
- His position earned him the enmity of the politically cautious Mackenzie King.
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