animosity

an·i·mos·i·ty  (n-ms-t)

n. pl. an·i·mos·i·ties

1. Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.

2. A hostile feeling or act. See Synonyms at enmity.

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[Middle English animosite, from Old French, from Late Latin animsits, courage, from Latin animsus, bold, from animus, soul, spirit; see an- in Indo-European roots.]

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animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

a powerful and active dislike or hostility; enmity

[from Late Latin animōsitās, from Latin animōsus spirited, from animus]

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animosity

an active dislike or energetic hostility that leads to strong opposition.

See also: Attitudes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

animosity - a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility animus, bad blood ill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"

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animosity

noun hostility, hate, hatred, resentment, bitterness, malice, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, rancour, bad blood, ill will, animus, malevolence, virulence, malignity There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.
love, friendship, sympathy, harmony, goodwill, kindness, rapport, friendliness, benevolence, amity, congeniality

Translations

animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ] N → animosidad f, rencor m

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animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsɪti] n → animosité f
animosity towards sb → animosité envers qn

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animosity

n → Animosität f (geh) → (towards gegenüber), Feindseligkeit f → (towards gegenüber)

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animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ] n → animosità

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animosity

n animosity [ӕniˈmosəti]

(a) strong dislike or hatred The rivals regarded one another with animosity. vyandigheid حِقْد، عِداء، بُغْضَاء враждебност nenávist, nepřátelství fjendskab; had; uvilje die Feindseligkeit εχθρότητα animosidad vaenulikkus دشمنی vihamielisyys animosité שִׂנאָה, אֵיבָה वैरभाव neprijateljstvo gyűlölet kebencian fjandskapur animosità 敵意 원한 priešiškumas naids; niknums kebencian animositeit fiendskap, hat uraza animosidade animozitate враждебность animozita sovražnost mržnja fientlighet, animositet ความเกลียดชัง kin, nefret 憎惡，仇恨 ворожість, злоба عداوت ، دشمنی، بغض ، کینہ hận thù 仇恨