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enemyness

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality of being an enemy; enmity.

nonstandard, uncountable

Examples

“Several facts indicate⟳ his "enemyness": (1) the Arawete killer confers names his enemy's soul gives him, but does not "wear⟳" them himself. (2) He must not resume sexual relations with his wife until long after the killing, […]”
“While this discourse resembled other Cold War narratives of "enemyness," and while the Nation of Islam itself nurtured an oppositional identity, representations of the group were particularly racialized and classist […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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