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animosity

an·i·mos·i·ty [ ànnə móssətee ] (plural an·i·mos·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
hostility: a feeling or spirit of hostility and resentment

[15th century. Directly or via French animosité< late Latin animositas "spiritedness" < animosus "spirited" < animus "mind, spirit"]

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See dislike.

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