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enmity (n.)

late 14c., "hostile feeling, rivalry, malice; internal conflict," from Old French enemite, variant of enemistié "enmity, hostile act, aversion" (Modern French inimité), from Vulgar Latin *inimicitatem (nominative *inimicitas), from Latin inimicitia "enmity, hostility," usually plural, from inimicus "enemy" (see enemy). Related: Enmities. Amity is basically the same word without the negative prefix.

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Definitions of enmity from WordNet

enmity (n.)
a state of deep-seated ill-will;
Synonyms: hostility / antagonism
enmity (n.)
the feeling of a hostile person;
Synonyms: hostility / ill will
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