animus
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ə noun
1.
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
2.
purpose; intention; animating spirit.
3.
(in the psychology of C. G. Jung) the masculine principle, especially as present in women ( contrasted with anima ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | intense dislike; hatred; animosity |
| 2. | motive, intention, or purpose |
| 3. | See also anima (in Jungian psychology) the masculine principle present in the female unconscious |
| [C19: from Latin: mind, spirit] | |
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Word Origin & History
animus
1820, "temper" (usually in a hostile sense), from L. animus "soul, mind, courage, desire," related to anima "living being, soul, mind, disposition, passion, courage, anger, spirit, feeling," from PIE base *ane- "to blow, to breathe" (cf. Gk. anemos "wind," Skt. aniti "breathes," O.Ir. anal, Welsh anadl
"breath," O.Ir. animm "soul," Goth. uzanan "to exhale," O.N. anda "to breathe," O.E. eðian "to breathe," O.C.S. vonja "smell, breath," Arm. anjn "soul"). It has no plural. As a term in Jungian psychology for the masc. component of a fem. personality, it dates from 1923.
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animus an·i·mus (ān'ə-məs)
n.
An animating or energizing spirit.
Intention to do something; disposition.
A spirit of active hostility; ill will.
In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the female.
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Animus definition
["Constraint-Based Animation: The Implementation of Temporal Constraints in the Animus System", R. Duisberg, PhD Thesis U Washington 1986].
(1995-11-24)
Example sentences
From the south the living soul, the animus of good and bad, haughtily admitting no demonstration but its own.
What begins with affection or fascination turns into animus.
When a revocation is pre-determined due to personal animus, the mission becomes a sham.
Even if you are extremely careful and collegial, problems can fester, and in some cases nothing you can do will ease the animus.
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