animus
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animus
- /ˈæ.nɪ.məs/
Sounds like animous · Rhymes with -ænɪməs
Where it comes from
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.
noun animuses
- The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
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A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.
Similar: bad blood
- Intention, motivation (of a legal person).
- The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality. In the Jungian model of the psyche, the male has an internalized female counterpart, the anima; while the female has an internalized masculine counterpart, the animus.
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noun the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions
| Português | ânimo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Unterbewusstsein |
noun a feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will
| Deutsch | Feindseligkeit, Groll, Abneigung |
|---|---|
| Русский | вражда́ vraždá, неприя́знь neprijáznʹ |
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