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Meaning of Enmity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɛn.mɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
  2. A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca düşmənçilik ədavət
Беларуская варо́жасць
Български вражда неприязън
বাংলা শত্রুতা
Català enemistat
Čeština nepřátelství
Dansk fjendskab
Deutsch Feindschaft
Esperanto malamikeco
Français inimitié
Galego inimizade
עברית איבה
Magyar viszály
Հայերեն թշնամություն
Bahasa Indonesia permusuhan
Íslenska fjandskapur
日本語 怨恨 敵対 敵意
ქართული მტრობა
한국어 적대 적의
Latina inimīcitia
Latviešu ienaids
Македонски непријателство
മലയാളം ശത്രുത
Bahasa Melayu permusuhan
پښتو عداوت
Português inimizade
Slovenčina nepriateľstvo
Slovenščina sovraštvo
Svenska fiendskap
Kiswahili uadui
తెలుగు శత్రుత్వము
Тоҷикӣ душманӣ
اردو دشمنی
Tiếng Việt ác cảm cừu hận

Examples

“We know from their literature that to our Saxon ancestors waste places of moor and forest and marshes were the resort of a host of supernatural creatures at enmity with mankind.”
“Some later Muses from Ionia and Sicily reckoned it safest to weave together both versions and say that that which is both many and one, held together by both enmity and amity.”
“I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways.”
“Maybe only a system that can contain the deep enmity between people who spell the metal aluminum and those who spell it aluminium is up to the task of preserving our fragile democratic institutions.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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