/ ˌænɪˈmɒsəti; NAmE -ˈmɑːs-/ noun
[ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) animosity (toward(s) sb/sth) | animosity (between A and B) a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hatred
SYN hostility :
He felt no animosity towards his critics.
personal animosities between members of the two groups
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WORD ORIGIN
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 cent.