Animosity vs. Animus — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Animosity and Animus
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Definitions
Animosity
Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
Animus
A feeling of animosity; ill will.
Animosity
A hostile feeling or act.
Animus
An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition or intention.
Animosity
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
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Animus
In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the female. It is in contrast to the anima, which represents feminine characteristics.
Animosity
Mere spiritedness or courage.
Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.
Animus
(Archaic) The rational soul; the mind.
Animosity
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.
[These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government.
Animus
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
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Animosity
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Animus
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
Animus
The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
Animus
Animating spirit; intention; temper.
Animus
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
