enmity
Noun
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A state of deep-seated ill-will (synset 114003773)
is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributessubtypes:
- latent hostility, tension - feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- state of war, war - a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
- cold war - a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
- suspicion - the state of being suspected
specific instances: cold war - a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United Statessame as: antagonism, hostility -
The feeling of a hostile person (synset 107563271)
"he could no longer contain his hostility"is a type of: hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands actionsubtypes:
- animosity, animus, bad blood - a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
- class feeling - feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another
- antagonism - an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- aggression, aggressiveness - a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
- belligerence, belligerency - hostile or warlike attitude or nature
- bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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