animosity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·i·mos·i·ty /ˌænəˈmɒsəti $ -ˈmɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural animosities) [countable, uncountable] HATEstrong dislike or hatred 憎恶，仇恨，敌意 SYN hostilityanimosity between There is no personal animosity between the party leaders. 各党领导人之间并没有个人恩怨。animosity towards/against She felt a certain amount of animosity towards him. 她对他怀有一点仇恨。
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animosity• What compels the players is equal portions of intrastate rivalry and animosity.• Even if animosity worked miracles in bringing about good grades, would it be worth it?• David's brother told reporters that the family felt no animosity towards anyone over David's death.• We have no animosity toward anyone.• Whether it was talking to travellers or just listening to the lads, whether I felt warmth or animosity did not matter.• The two leaders have done very little to disguise their personal animosity.• I had tried to resolve animosities.• The animosity between parents who are getting a divorce can often cause great suffering to their children.• He looked at her without animosity and for a moment her knees weakened.animosity towards/against• Like the woman who wears it? wondered Cassie, surprised at the strength of her animosity towards Bella Latimer.• Whitlock had found his animosity towards Mobuto beginning to waver as the day progressed.• But the travellers who'd come to Castlemorton from all over the country, couldn't understand the local animosity towards them.• There seems to be no animosity towards foreigners on the part of the ordinary citizen.• Mr Adams's brother James said the family hold no animosity towards anyone over David's death.• I spent all afternoon full of animosity towards him - and then he died in that freak accident.• There was thus little in the second reign to stir up renewed animosity towards the Woodvilles.Origin animosity (1400-1500) Late Latin animositas, from Latin animosus “full of spirit”, from animus; → ANIMUSan·i·mos·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
strong dislike Corpus hatred or
animosity
an‧i‧mos‧i‧ty /ˌænəˈmɒsəti, ˌænɪˈmɒsəti $ -ˈmɑː-/
noun (plural animosities) [uncountable and countable]
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.
▪ hatred an angry feeling of deep dislike for someone or something: his hatred of violence | It is easy to understand their hatred for the invaders of their country. | 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. | Her love for him turned to hate, and she tore up all his old letters. | Thatcher became a hate figure for the left (=someone who many people hate). | 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. | I have nothing but contempt for these people.
an‧i‧mos‧i‧ty /ˌænəˈmɒsəti, ˌænɪˈmɒsəti $ -ˈmɑː-/
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 Language: Late Latin
Origin: animositas, from Latin animosus 'full of spirit', from animus; ⇨ animus
SYN hostility
animosity between
animosity towards/against
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