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- Dictionaryanimus/ˈanɪməs/
noun
- 1. hostility or ill feeling: "the author's animus towards her"
- 2. motivation to do something: "the reformist animus came from within the Party"
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a feeling of hate or anger towards someone or something: He harbours no animus toward his rival. Synonyms. animosity. bad blood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred. abhorrence. abomination. anathema. animosity. anti-Catholicism. distaste for someone/something. distastefully. enmity. execrate. misandrist.
The meaning of ANIMUS is a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will. How to use animus in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Animus.
The word can also mean a motivating force — you could refer to the fear of infection as the animus behind a movement to sterilize public buildings. Definitions of animus. noun. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. synonyms: animosity, bad blood. see more.
noun. 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 ).
a feeling of hate or anger toward someone or something: He harbors no animus toward his rival. Synonyms. animosity. bad blood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred. abhorrence. abomination. anathema. animosity. anti-Catholicism. distaste for someone/something. distastefully. enmity. execrate. misandrist.
1. intense dislike; hatred; animosity. 2. motive, intention, or purpose. 3. (Psychology) (in Jungian psychology) the masculine principle present in the female unconscious. See also anima. [C19: from Latin: mind, spirit]
From Latin animus (“the mind, in a great variety of meanings: the rational soul in man, intellect, consciousness, will, intention, courage, spirit, sensibility, feeling, passion, pride, vehemence, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul”), closely related to anima, which is a feminine form; see anima. From Wiktionary.
If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it.
animus meaning, definition, what is animus: a feeling of strong dislike or hatred: Learn more.
Definition of animus noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
