animus
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
motivating purpose or intention; animating spirit.
(in the psychology of C. G. Jung) the masculine principle, especially as present in women.: Compare anima (def. 2b).
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How to use animus in a sentence
The animus had little to do with his space company, Blue Origin.
“We believe the time has come to understand and acknowledge the historical animus that LGBT federal employees and military personnel faced for generations from their own government to ensure it can never happen again,” Trammell said.
U.S. Senate to consider apology for past anti-LGBTQ discrimination | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | June 17, 2021 | Washington BladeAuthorities say they are not certain, at this point, that the alleged shooter, Robert Aaron Long, 21, was motivated by racial animus.
Anti-Asian attacks rise along with online vitriol | Drew Harwell, Craig Timberg, Razzan Nakhlawi, Andrew Ba Tran | March 17, 2021 | Washington PostAWS’s decision to effectively terminate Parler’s account is apparently motivated by political animus.
Parler sues Amazon over removal from servers after Capitol riot | Verne Kopytoff | January 11, 2021 | FortunePan has pushed hard over the years for laws mandating vaccines for children to attend school and, like Offit, has earned the animus of the anti-vax community for his efforts.
Too Many Americans Still Mistrust the COVID-19 Vaccines. Here's Why | Jeffrey Kluger | January 5, 2021 | Time
But the real animus seems directed towards the language changing Dodd-Frank.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill | Ben Jacobs | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir sad fame comes at the hands of those who push the narrative that white cops are motivated by racial animus to kill blacks.
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn’t Jim Crow America | Ron Christie | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe depth of rage, animus and violence that was directed at him—“Spittle flying, the N word flying”—continues to astound him.
And our outrage here has nothing to do with “racial animus.”
An Open Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder: It’s Not About Race | Ron Christie | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSpecifically anti-black animus is not just one ingredient in the “salad bowl” of injustice.
Rand Paul’s Comments on GOP Voter-ID Laws Mark a Turning Point | James Poulos | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a long experience he had never seen animus against a witness so recklessly exhibited as by counsel in this case.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerI submit that this assists us to understand the animus of the converted Mason and the lengths to which it has taken him.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteIt is impossible not to admire the lofty tone, free from personal animus, which is seen in all Calhoun's speeches.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII | John Lordanimus, an′im-us, n. intention: actuating spirit: prejudice against.
Pierre rapidly gained control of his temper, but he shifted his animus from the lust of gain to the glutting of revenge.
Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nason
British Dictionary definitions for animus
/ (ˈænɪməs) /
intense dislike; hatred; animosity
motive, intention, or purpose
(in Jungian psychology) the masculine principle present in the female unconscious: See also anima
Origin of animus
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