as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
enmity had existed between the two families for generations
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Recent Examples of enmity
The subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran kindled decades of enmity.
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump is a better investment than your average president: Both the blessings of his favor and the consequences of his enmity are more extreme.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The one area in which Trump shows unwavering determination is his enmity toward technical expertise.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
The closest parallel was nearly 50 years ago, when then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat jettisoned decades of enmity and abruptly announced his readiness to travel to Israel, kickstarting diplomacy that led to a peace treaty.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump is a better investment than your average president: Both the blessings of his favor and the consequences of his enmity are more extreme.
—Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The one area in which Trump shows unwavering determination is his enmity toward technical expertise.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
The closest parallel was nearly 50 years ago, when then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat jettisoned decades of enmity and abruptly announced his readiness to travel to Israel, kickstarting diplomacy that led to a peace treaty.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmity
Noun
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The Russian foreign policy establishment always speculated that Europe would be most likely to eventually seek rapprochement with Moscow, while U.S. hostility to Russia was thought to be hard-wired.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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Constantine says that talking about solar’s benefits—whether that’s through creating jobs, reducing blackouts, or pushing electricity prices down—is the key to overcoming hostility.—
Kate Yoder,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their motivations included personal grudges, racial hatred and political leanings.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sparring with the media and holding grudges are features of Donald Trump’s combative personality.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Enmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmity. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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