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animus

IPA pronunciation: /ˈæn.ɪ.məs/

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Russian meaning

Враждебность, неприязнь

English definition

Hostility or ill feeling; motivation to act.

Example

The critical reviewer bore no personal animus toward the young playwright.

Collocations

personal animus
harbor animus
political animus

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