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frenemyship

frenemyship noun: the condition of being frenemies.

Noun

frenemyship (countable and uncountable, plural frenemyships)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being frenemies.
  2. (countable) An ambiguously friendly or antagonistic relationship.
    • It is hard to image such a garrulous frenemyship in today's Washington.2025 April 12, Edward Luce, “The revenge of geopolitics”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

Forms of frenemyship

pluralfrenemyships
alternative formfrienemyship

Origin of frenemyship

From frenemy + -ship, by analogy with friendship.

Questions about frenemyship

What does frenemyship mean?
Frenemyship means the condition of being frenemies.
What part of speech is frenemyship?
Frenemyship is a noun.
What is the plural of frenemyship?
The plural of frenemyship is frenemyships.

Words near frenemyship in the dictionary

  1. Freneau
  2. frenectomies
  3. frenectomy
  4. frenemies
  5. frenemy
  6. frenemyship
  7. frenemyships
  8. frenetic
  9. frenetical
  10. frenetically
  11. freneticism

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