animus
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9.0
- noun
- /ˈænɪməs/
:
animosidad
- No doubt, some people who take this position are motivated by animus towards gay men and lesbians.
- anti-Western animus
- racial animus
- powerful animus
Today, I don't hold animus to Palestinians.
- Today, I don't hold animus to Palestinians.
- You know, there wasn't an animus against immigration, against immigrants.
- There's racism, there's sexism, anti-gay animus, on and on and on.
- I'm just saying historically boxing has been a proxy for racial animus.
- We closed down schools, you know, look, we didn't do that because, you know, there was some animus toward either teachers or the union.
- They were told they were wrong, and they were told that they were informed by cheap fakes, that they were driven by partisan animus, and so on and so forth.
- They were told they were wrong, and they were told that they were informed by cheap fates that they were driven by partisan animus, and so on and so forth.
- And the the young wizard is already, you know, taking an animus towards her.
Examples
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There was little reason to suspect WikiLeaks of having a special animus against the United States.
Academic text (2011) -
They were told they were wrong, and they were told that they were informed by cheap fakes, that they were driven by partisan animus, and so on and so forth.
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Perhaps the majority believed that it was unnecessary because acting with religious animus can never be justified.
Academic text (2018) -
There has been just a ton of aggressive animus directed his way.
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But he was glaring at her mother with an animus beyond hate.
Fiction book (1996) -
We closed down schools, you know, look, we didn't do that because, you know, there was some animus toward either teachers or the union.
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President Bush harbors a deep animus, especially toward Kim Jong-il.
Academic text (2004) -
That is the precise reason JFK went and garnered such animus for himself down in Dixieland.
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Recent history affords many examples of the persistence of biased ideas and intergroup animus, despite censorship.
Academic text (1997) -
The judge's decision was influenced by a clear animus towards the defendant.
Synonyms
957
1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
549
1.0
A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone
394
1.9
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
322
4.4
A feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy someone
172
4.2
A long, strong feeling of anger toward someone who treated you unfairly
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4.7
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
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3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
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6.1
Strong angry feeling toward a person or group
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6.3
A wish to hurt someone or make them suffer
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1.0
A feeling of not liking someone or something
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6.5
A strong dislike of something or someone
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4.8
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
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5.3
A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone
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8.0
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
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6.9
Hostile feeling between people or groups
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8.3
A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something
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8.8
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
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7.8
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
Strong feeling of dislike and scorn for someone or something
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Animus comes from an old Latin word animus meaning 'mind' or 'spirit', and people used it for strong feelings inside a person. You can see the same root in animosity, which means strong hostility, so animus today means a strong 'ill will' toward someone.