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enmity

en·mity

UK/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/ US/ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/ uncommon

noun

1.

a state of deep-seated ill-will

2.

the feeling of a hostile person

  • “he could no longer contain his hostility”

Origin

From Middle English enemyte, from Old French enemisté, ennemistié, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *inimīcitās, *inimīcitātem, from Latin inimīcus (“enemy”).

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