Definition of Enmity

a feeling of strong dislike or opposition

Examples of Enmity in a sentence

Because the two brothers are both in love with the same girl, there is a great deal of enmity between them.  🔊

A wise parent can administer discipline without the incident resulting in enmity.  🔊

After learning John was the one who stole his truck, Henry felt a great deal of enmity towards him.  🔊

If nothing is done to ease the tensions in the war-torn country, eventually the enmity between the civilians and the military will boil over into another war.  🔊

A part of healing is letting go of the enmity you feel towards people who have wronged you in the past.  🔊

Since my sister looked at my diary, I can focus on nothing but my enmity for her.  🔊

Because of the enmity between the two gangs in my neighborhood, it is not safe to venture outside at night.  🔊

Please tell me what I did that caused our friendship to change into enmity!  🔊

Even though Frank and Joanna tried to stay together for the children, the enmity between them eventually led Frank to move out of the house.  🔊

Because the robber stole from me to feed his family, I feel more pity for him than I do enmity.  🔊

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