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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > social context of relationships > deviance and relationships > enemies
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > social context of relationships > deviance and relationships > enemies
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enemies  

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  • Enemyship refers to a personal relationship of hatred and malice in which one person desires another person's downfall and tries to sabotage the person's progress. This definition emerges from field research in various West African worlds, where enemyship is a prominent concept that informs experience of intimate relationship. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Enemies]

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