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an·i·mos·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one's neighbor.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME animosite (< MF) < LL animōsitās. See animus, -ose¹, -ity

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—Synonyms hostility, unfriendliness, opposition, antagonism, animus, hatred.

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an·i·mos·i·ty Audio Help (ān'ə-mŏs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. an·i·mos·i·ties

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

[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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