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Plural for a feeling of bitterness, resentment, or ill-will
“He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.”
Plural for an attitude that informs one's actions
“It is true that a nationalistic animus did not rally the Russian people into a cohesive national body.”
Plural for a motivation to do something
“The ideology of the organizing cadre or party is adopted, and its rhetoric comes to be used to express the anger which is the animus of the revolution.”
Plural for a strategy worked out in advance to achieve a goal
Plural for the human soul, mind, or spirit
Plural for an indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality
Plural for the action or fact of intending
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