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What is the noun for animus?

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animus
  1. The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
  2. A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
  3. (psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.”
      “It is true that a nationalistic animus did not rally the Russian people into a cohesive national body.”
      “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.”
animosity
  1. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This caused a great deal of animosity between my friend and me, and I have not seen him since, unfortunately.”
      “On the quay at Mallaig the whiff of animosity is stronger than the odour from the boxes of freshly-caught prawns just landed for market.”
      “I was concerned by the degree of animosity displayed in the witness box by the respondent to the applicant.”
animoseness
  1. The state or quality of being animose.
animosities
  1. plural of animosity
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The two do not discuss their animosities or attempt to negotiate a peace settlement.”
      “Past animosities and sectionalism were laid aside in favor of fellowship and intellectual stimulation.”
      “How many wars have been started over ancient animosities and vendettas?”
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