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Synonyms for animosity

Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-uh-mos-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæn əˈmɒs ɪ ti

Top 10 synonyms for animosity
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Définition of animosity

Origin :
  • early 15c., "vigor," from Middle French animosité (14c.) or directly from Latin animositatem (nominative animositas) "boldness, vehemence," from animosus "bold, spirited," from animus (see animus). Sense of "hostile feeling" is first recorded c.1600, from a secondary sense in Latin (see animus).
  • noun extreme dislike, hatred
Example sentences :
  • The strong contrast, and much of the animosity, remain to-day.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Not that I had any animosity toward him, but so as to meet him on his own ground.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • And he put a remarkable amount of animosity into his guarded exclamation.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The wren, after satisfying its animosity, returned to the beam.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • I shall not abandon you, and be sure their animosity cannot prevail.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • His temperament was as free from hardness and animosity as can be imagined.
  • Extract from : « Some Reminiscences » by Joseph Conrad
  • We have no animosity against the South or against Southern people.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • But the animosity towards the Jews must not appear too sudden and unwarranted.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • The Governor's animosity towards the Jews now became manifest.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • In vain the preacher sought to break down the barrier of her animosity.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Antonyms for animosity

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