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Definition of Animosity
1. Noun. A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility.
Definition of Animosity
1. n. Mere spiritedness or courage.
Definition of Animosity
1. Noun. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Animosity
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Medical Definition of Animosity
1. 1. Mere spiritedness or courage. "Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth." (Holland) 2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Synonym: Enmity, hatred, opposition. Animosity, Enmity. Enmity be dormant or concealed, animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church. "Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable." (Spectator) "[These] factions . . . Never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government." (Hume) Origin: F. Animosite, fr. L. Animositas. See Animose, Animate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Animosity
Literary usage of Animosity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1899)
"animosity One thing is certain, that the animosity existing between Stilicho and
the successive ministers of the Eastern Emperor (an animosity which does ..."
2. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"... made of England in order to save Pole's work; Paul's animosity to Pole; ...
an old animosity against the legate, which had grown out of personal ..."
3. Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries by Edward Bagby Pollard, Mitchell Carroll, Alfred Brittain, Pierce Butler, John Robert Effinger, Hugo Paul Thieme, Hermann Schoenfeld, Bartlett Burleigh James, John Ruse Larus (1908)
"... this animosity between the two ladies was carried it is difficult to determine.
Some historians claim that it resulted in placing another awful crime to ..."
4. An Inquiry Into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity by Jonathan Dymond (1835)
"j, < 1 do not think that those who feel an interest in the virtue and the happiness
of the world will regard the animosity of party and the restlessness of ..."
5. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1857)
"It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection ; either of which is sufficient
to lead it astray from its duty and its interest. ..."
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