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enmity

[en-mi-tee]

noun

plural

enmities 
  1. a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. (in a video game) the targeting for attack of a player character by an enemy, and the circumstance-specific strength of that targeting for any particular character; hate; aggro: Use the character’s ranged attack to get enmity.

    Your tank needs to be spamming “Provoke” at that mob to increase his enmity, or else it’s going to turn and target your mages.

    Use the character’s ranged attack to get enmity.



enmity

/ ˈɛԳɪɪ /

noun

  1. a feeling of hostility or ill will, as between enemies; antagonism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enmity1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enemite, enmite, from Old French enemi(s)tie, from unattested Vulgar Latin Ծī- (stem of Ծī ), equivalent to Latin Ծī(ܲ) “(personal ) enemy” + -- abstract noun suffix; enemy, -ity
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enmity1

C13: from Old French Ա𳾾پé, from enemi enemy
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Despite the public enmity between the two, Newsom reached out to the White House in hopes of working together on the creation of a $7.5-billion federal tax incentive to keep more productions in the U.S.

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That battle “separated us a lot” politically, he said, but lingering internal enmity largely dissipated after the ordeal of fighting the Palisades fire.

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But the two countries share enmity toward Iran and have indirectly cooperated to stop its attacks in the region.

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Against England - the rivals against whom both history and enmity run deepest - it is always tight.

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Burundi has been a natural ally of DR Congo over years because of its enmity with Rwanda.

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