an ‧ i ‧ mos ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌænəˈmɒsəti, ˌænɪˈmɒsəti $ -ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural animosities ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: animositas , from Latin animosus 'full of spirit' , from animus ; ⇨ ↑ animus ]
strong dislike or hatred SYN hostility
animosity between
There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.
animosity towards/against
She felt a certain amount of animosity towards him.
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THESAURUS
▪ hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something:
his hatred of violence
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It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country.
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racial hatred (=of people who belong to a different race)
▪ hate the angry feeling that someone has when they hate someone and want to harm them:
His mind was filled with hate and the desire for revenge.
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Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters.
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Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate) .
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His enemies started a hate campaign against him in the press.
▪ loathing a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or something that you think is extremely unpleasant:
I felt nothing but loathing for him after the way he’d treated me.
▪ animosity a feeling of hatred and anger that often makes people behave unpleasantly to each other:
The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.
▪ abhorrence formal a deep feeling of hatred towards something that you think is morally wrong or unpleasant:
the abhorrence of terrorism by all decent people
▪ contempt a feeling of hate towards someone or something you think does not deserve any respect at all:
She looked at him with contempt.
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I have nothing but contempt for these people.