Enmity
Enmity noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: enmity had existed between the two families for generations
Friction
Friction noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: there was friction between the two sides of the family
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and enmity
- resentment and friction
- hostility and enmity
- hostility and friction
- animosity and enmity
- animosity and friction
- conflict and enmity
- conflict and friction
- disagreement and enmity
- disagreement and friction
- opposition and enmity
- opposition and friction
- dispute and enmity
- dispute and friction
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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For example, the enmity between the Dark Angels and the Space Wolves is well known, Black Templars are likely to balk at having to work with a Librarian, and an Ultramarine is likely to have friction with any marine from a chapter that does not take the Codex Astartes as seriously as he does.
Source: Tabletop Game / Deathwatch
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