animosity
/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/US/æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ti/
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animosity noun: violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Noun
animosity (countable and uncountable, plural animosities)
- Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
- There was open animosity between the two rival teams.
- Despite years of conflict, she felt no animosity toward him.
- Synonyms:
- enmity, hatred, opposition, acrimony, animus
animosity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
animosity in Hindi
- violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
- शत्रुता śatrutā, बैर bair, वैर vair, विद्वेष vidveṣ
animosity in Tamil
- பகைமை, கடுவெறுப்பு
animosity in Urdu
- بیر, بغض, دشمنی, لاگ, پرخاش
animosity in Bengali
- বিদ্বেষ, শত্রুতা
More languagesFewer languages
- animosity in Malayalam
- കഠിനമായ വിദ്വേഷം
- animosity in Kannada
- ಹಗೆತನ, ಹಗೆ, ಬದ್ಧದ್ವೇಷ, ಬದ್ಧವೈರ
Examples of animosity in a sentence
- These comments are guaranteed to dial up the animosity.
- But it did finally diffuse some of my animosity and turn me toward pity without empathy.
- He was aware of the con-flict—the bitter animosity—between the golfers and the other sportsballers.
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Forms of animosity
| plural | animosities |
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Origin of animosity
From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate.
Words that rhyme with animosity
Questions about animosity
- What does animosity mean?
- Animosity means violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
- What is animosity in Hindi?
- Animosity in Hindi is शत्रुता (śatrutā), बैर (bair), वैर (vair). See Animosity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is animosity?
- Animosity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce animosity?
- Animosity is pronounced /æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of animosity?
- The plural of animosity is animosities.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: animosity (page history and authors); animosity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); animosity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); animosity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); animosity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); animosity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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