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The synonyms of “Enmity” are: hostility, ill will, antagonism, animosity, friction, antipathy, animus, opposition, dissension, rivalry, feud, conflict, discord, contention
Enmity as a Noun
Definitions of "Enmity" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “enmity” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
- A state of deep-seated ill-will.
- The feeling of a hostile person.
Synonyms of "Enmity" as a noun (14 Words)
| animosity | Strong hostility. He no longer felt any animosity towards her. |
| animus | A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. The author s animus towards her. |
| antagonism | The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors. The antagonism between them. |
| antipathy | A feeling of intense dislike. His fundamental antipathy to capitalism. |
| conflict | A serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests. A conflict of loyalties. |
| contention | The act of competing as for profit or a prize. The teams were in fierce contention for first place. |
| discord | Lack of agreement or harmony. A prosperous family who showed no signs of discord. |
| dissension | Disagreement among those expected to cooperate. The mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620. |
| feud | A state of prolonged mutual hostility, typically between two families or communities, characterized by murderous assaults in revenge for previous injuries. His long standing feud with Universal Pictures. |
| friction | The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. The friction of braking. |
| hostility | Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked. Their hostility to all outsiders. |
| ill will | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| opposition | The principal parliamentary party opposed to that in office. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead. |
| rivalry | Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field. There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs. |
Usage Examples of "Enmity" as a noun
- Decades of enmity between the two countries.
- Family feuds and enmities.
Associations of "Enmity" (30 Words)
| abhor | Find repugnant. He abhorred sexism in every form. |
| acrimony | Bitterness or ill feeling. The AGM dissolved into acrimony. |
| aggression | Deliberately unfriendly behavior. The sheer volume and aggression of his playing. |
| animosity | A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. He no longer felt any animosity towards her. |
| antagonism | The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors. His antagonism towards the local people. |
| antipathy | The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided. Cats were his greatest antipathy. |
| avenge | Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another. He vowed in silent fervour to avenge their murders. |
| aversion | A person or thing that arouses strong feelings of dislike. They made plain their aversion to the use of force. |
| contempt | A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. He was held in contempt. |
| counteract | Oppose or check by a counteraction. Should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming. |
| detestation | Hate coupled with disgust. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy. |
| detested | Treated with dislike or contempt. |
| disaffection | A state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control. The widespread disaffection of the troops. |
| disgust | Fill with distaste. The sight filled her with disgust. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. I know all his likes and dislikes. |
| evil | Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. No man is so evil as to be beyond redemption. |
| feud | Carry out a feud. A savage feud over drugs money. |
| grievance | An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair. He was nursing a grievance. |
| grudge | Bear a grudge harbor ill feelings. Miss Ironside seems to have had some grudge against her. |
| hate | Feel intense dislike for. The boys hate each other. |
| hatred | Intense dislike; hate. His murderous hatred of his brother. |
| hostility | A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. He could not conceal his hostility. |
| malevolence | Wishing evil to others. His eyes were glowing with malevolence. |
| malice | Feeling a need to see others suffer. I bear no malice towards anybody. |
| rancor | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| rancour | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. He spoke without rancour. |
| repelling | Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. |
| spite | Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. It seemed as if the wind had a spite at her. |
| ugliness | The quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance. Helena gives a soliloquy comparing her ugliness to Hermia s beauty. |
| wickedness | Estrangement from god. The wickedness of the regime. |
