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ANIMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does animus mean?
• ANIMUS (noun)
The noun ANIMUS has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Familiarity information: ANIMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("animus" is a kind of...):
enmity; hostility; ill will (the feeling of a hostile person)
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