animosity

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  1. noun Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
  2. noun A hostile feeling or act. See Synonyms at enmity.

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  • I had offers from the men in the city prison to vote properly if released; various communications from lodging-house keepers as to the prices of the vote they were ready to deliver; everywhere appeared that animosity which is evoked only when a man feels that his means of livelihood is threatened. —  20 Years At Hull House
  • Aside from the virulent whoop-de-doo about events in Gaza, every bit as much animosity is being aimed at "moderate" arab countries. —  US_Homepage_Featured_Stories
  • He also discussed his "visceral" contempt for me, indicating that personal animosity was a factor in his remarks. —  WordPress.com News
  • We realize that part of his animosity is just a put-on; he's a curmudgeon who never learned decent manners, but it takes almost nothing for the charming Hmong family next door to break through all that. —  Lean Left
  • Her enemies conspired to drown her; but, through the intervention of Germain of Auxerre, their animosity was finally overcome. —  This Is Life!: Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis
 

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enmity ·  antipathy ·  antagonism ·  jealousy ·  rivalry ·  feud ·  hate ·  malice ·  prejudice ·  discontent ·  rancour ·  misunderstanding

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animosity:   animosities
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English animosite, from Old French, from Late Latin animōsitās, courage, from Latin animōsus, bold, from animus, soul, spirit; see anə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English animosite, from Old French animosite, French animosité, animosity, = Provencal animositat = Spanish animosidad, valor, = Portuguese animosidade = Italian animosità, animositade, animositate, courage, animosity, from Latin animosita(t-)s, courage, spirit, vehemence, in ecclesiastical L. also wrath, enmity, from animosus: see animose.
 

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/ænɪˈmɑsəti/
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