animus

an·i·mus  (n-ms)

n.

1. An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition.

2. A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.

3. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.

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[Latin; see an- in Indo-European roots.]

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animus [ˈænɪməs]

n

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

[from Latin: mind, spirit]

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anima, animus - Anima is the source of the female part of personality and animus is the source of the male part.

See also related terms for personality.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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animus

noun ill will, hate, hostility, hatred, resentment, bitterness, malice, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, rancour, bad blood, malevolence, virulence, malignity He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.

Translations

animus [ˈænɪməs] N

1. (= animosity) → odio m

2. (Psych) → animus m, alma f

animus [ˈænɪməs] (formal) n (= animosity) → animosité f
animus against sb/sth, animus towards sb/sth → animosité envers qch/qn

animus

n no pl

→ Feindseligkeit f

(Psych) → Animus m

animus [ˈænɪməs] n → animosità