animosity

  • 31animosity — an·i·mos·i·ty || ‚ænɪ mÉ’sÉ™tɪ n. resentment; hostility …

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  • 32animosity — [ˌanɪ mɒsɪti] noun (plural animosities) strong hostility. Origin ME (in the sense spirit, courage ): from OFr. animosite or late L. animositas, from animosus spirited , from L. animus spirit, mind …

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  • 33animosity — n. Malignity, virulence, bitterness, rancor, hostility, hatred, hate, enmity, grudge, rankling, spleen, ill will, heart burning, violent hatred, active enmity, persistent hostility …

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  • 34animosity — n 1. ill will, hostility, invidiousness, abhorrence, aversion, rankling aversion; opposition, vehement opposition, antipathy, rancor, antagonism, malevolence, malignity. 2. enmity, animus, loathing, hatred, detestation; virulence, spleen,… …

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  • 35animosity — an·i·mos·i·ty …

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  • 36animosity — noun Syn: hostility, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, resentment, ill feeling/will, bad blood Ant: goodwill, friendship …

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  • 37animosity — [ˌænɪˈmɒsəti] noun [U] a strong feeling of disliking someone or something Syn: hostility …

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  • 38animosity — an•i•mos•i•ty [[t]ˌæn əˈmɒs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties a feeling of ill will that tends to display itself in action; strong hostility or antagonism • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME animosite (< MF) < LL animōsitās …

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  • 39animosity — /ænəˈmɒsəti / (say anuh mosuhtee) noun (sometimes followed by between or towards) a feeling of ill will or enmity animating the conduct, or tending to display itself in action. {late Middle English animosite, from Latin animōsitas courage} …

  • 40animosity —   n. active dislike, hostility …

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