All 4 Uses
enmity
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
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- He told himself that it was the enmity of man, and not the vengeance of heaven, that had thus plunged him into the deepest misery.†
Chpt 15-16 *enmity = hatred
- She was the widow of the Marquise de Castellane when she married de Ganges, and having the misfortune to excite the enmity of her new brothers-in-law, was forced by them to take poison; and they finished her off with pistol and dagger.†
Chpt 63-64
- I have no enmity against M. Franz, and promise you the punishment shall not fall on him.†
Chpt 73-74
- Having aroused the enmity of the Sultan, he was proscribed and put to death by treachery in 1822, at the age of eighty.†
Chpt 77-78
Definitions:
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(1)
(enmity) hatred toward someone or between people -- typically long-lastingSynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
"Enmity" is used in place of synonyms like "hatred" to indicate a feeling that runs deeper and is typically longer in the making. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)