animosity

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French animosité < Latin animositas (“‘courage, spirit, vehemence’”) < animosus < animus (“‘courage, spirit, mind’”); see animose, animate, transitive verb

[edit] Pronunciation

• WEAE IPA: /æn.əˈmɑs.ɪ.ti/

[edit] Noun

animosity (plural animosities)

1. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

[edit] Synonyms

• enmity
• hatred
• opposition
• acrimony

[edit] Antonyms

• peace

[edit] Related terms

• animose

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• animosity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913