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Word: Animosity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘spirit, courage’): from Old French animosite or late Latin animositas, from animosus ‘spirited’, from Latin animus ‘spirit, mind’. The current sense dates from the early 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanɪˈmɒsɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
strong hostility
Short Definition:strong hostility
Examples:- he no longer felt any animosity towards her
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