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animus

ani·mus

UK/ˈæ.nɪ.məs/ US/ˈænɪmʌs/ rare

noun

1.

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

Synonyms

Origin

Learned borrowing 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”), from Proto-Italic *anamos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Closely related to Latin anima, which is a feminine form.

Phrases

  • animus furandi
  • animus injuriandi
  • animus nocendi

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