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animus

[an-uh-muhs] / ˈæn ə məs /
NOUN
hostility
Synonyms


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That animus may be most intense in the St. Louis suburb of Festus, where residents have voted out city council members who supported data-center construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

So sort of, what tore them apart was Rupert, and I think what brought them together was their mutual animus towards Rupert.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Byers, who represented himself at trial, said he had no animus toward law enforcement and that it would be “out of character” for him to shoot at police.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

She rejected suggestions such tactics could be discriminatory, saying "racial animus has no place in DHS".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“Did he ever speak of his master? Ever express any animus against him?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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