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- Latin · borrowed fromanimadversiō“observation, criticism”
- Middle French · borrowed fromanimadversion
- English todayanimadversion
From Middle French animadversion and its etymon Latin animadversiō (“observation, criticism”), from animadvertō (“to pay attention”), from animus (“mind”) + advertō (“to turn to”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.