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单词 enmity
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enmity

[ en-mi-tee ]
/ ˈɛn mɪ ti /
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noun, plural en·mi·ties.

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

Origin of enmity

1250–1300; Middle English enemite<Middle French; Old French enemiste<Vulgar Latin *inimīcitāt- (stem of *inimīcitās), equivalent to Latin inimīc(us) enemy + -itāt--ity

SYNONYMS FOR enmity

malice, acrimony, rancor.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enmity

amity, enmity

Words nearby enmity

enlistment, enliven, enmarble, en masse, enmesh, enmity, Enna, ennage, -enne, ennea-, ennead
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British Dictionary definitions for enmity

enmity
/ (ˈɛnmɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism

Word Origin for enmity

C13: from Old French enemistié, from enemi enemy
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