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animus

an·i·mus [ ánnəməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hostility: a feeling or display of animosity

2. motivation: an attitude or feeling that motivates somebody's actions

3. psychology woman's masculine side: in Jungian psychology, the masculine aspect of a woman's personality

[Early 19th century. < Latin, "mind, spirit"]
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