animus. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

animus

SYLLABICATION:	an·i·mus
PRONUNCIATION:	n-ms
NOUN:	1. An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition. 2. A feeling of animosity; ill will. See synonyms at enmity. 3. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin. See an- in Appendix I.


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