enmity
Deep mutual hostility
Enmity is deep-seated hostility or hatred between people or groups.
Unlike casual dislike, enmity suggests a lasting, often mutual antagonism: The enmity between the two families went back generations.
The word appears frequently in discussions of feuds, rivalries, and historical conflicts where animosity has hardened into something durable.
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
animus · bad blood · acrimony · rancor · bitterness · resentment · spite · malice
Intense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
odium · hate · contempt · disgust · aversion · malignity · execration · abomination
Prolonged retaliatory conflict
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- score to settleGrievance requiring revenge
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
spite · pique · umbrage · resentment · bitterness · chip on shoulder · bad blood · hard feelings
Armed struggle between groups
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- battleArmed military engagement
combat · hostilities · fighting · clash · struggle · confrontation · vendetta · blood feud
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
bias · sectarianism · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · apartheid · segregation · persecution · scapegoating
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
antipathy · animus · bad blood · acrimony · rancor · bitterness · resentment · spite · malice · venom
loathing
Intense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
repugnance · odium · hate · contempt · disgust · aversion · malignity · execration · abomination · scorn
vendetta
Prolonged retaliatory conflict
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- score to settleGrievance requiring revenge
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
retaliation · spite · pique · umbrage · resentment · bitterness · chip on shoulder · bad blood · hard feelings
war
Armed struggle between groups
battle · combat · hostilities · fighting · clash · struggle · confrontation · vendetta · blood feud · rivalry
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
discrimination · bias · sectarianism · chauvinism · ethnocentrism · apartheid · segregation · persecution · scapegoating · tribalism
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- aversionaversion, disgust, hatred, repulsion, loathing
- aversionsaversion, dislike, distaste, hatred, loathing
- bad bloodanimosity, hostility, resentment, grudge, feud
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- Feudsfeud, grudge, vendetta, blood feud, family feud