enmity
deep-seated hostility or ill will
Word origin: From Latin inimicus, enemy, from in-, not, plus amicus, friend.
Enmity in a sentence
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The long enmity between the families ended only after a marriage.
Decades of border disputes had hardened into an enmity that no treaty could fully dissolve.
Using “enmity” well
Enmity is deep, settled hostility between parties, stronger and more lasting than passing annoyance. It names the state of being enemies rather than a single quarrel.
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