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enemyship

enemyship noun: the state or condition of being an enemy or enemies.

Noun

enemyship (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies.
    • Near-synonym: enmity
    • Moreover, the cultural grounding of relationship is evident in features of research that do consider personal enemyship, as well as in the relative absence of research about personal enemyship.2009, Harry T. Reis, Susan Sprecher, Susan K. Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships - Volume 1 - Page 529
    Synonyms:
    enemyhood, enmity
    Antonyms:
    friendship

Synonyms of enemyship

Antonyms

Forms of enemyship

alternative formenemiship

Origin of enemyship

From enemy + -ship.

Questions about enemyship

What does enemyship mean?
Enemyship means the state or condition of being an enemy or enemies.
What part of speech is enemyship?
Enemyship is a noun.

Words near enemyship in the dictionary

  1. enemyism
  2. enemyless
  3. enemylessness
  4. enemylike
  5. enemyness
  6. enemyship
  7. enemyslash
  8. EnenKio
  9. eneolithic
  10. enepidermic
  11. energetic

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