animosity

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UK/æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti/Canada, US/æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ti/Canada, US[æn.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ɾi]Canada, US[ɛən.əˈmɑ.sɪ.ɾi]

noun

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

“Political debates often stir up animosity.”

Similar
enmityhatredoppositionacrimonyanimusbad blood
Opposite
peace
OriginFrench animosité ← Latin animositas →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounanimosity (countable and uncountable, plural animosities)

plural animosities

  1. countableuncountableViolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

    Political debates often stir up animosity.

    2 more examples

    There was open animosity between the two rival teams.

    Despite years of conflict, she felt no animosity toward him.

    Synonyms: enmity, hatred, opposition, acrimony, animus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounViolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

Similar
enmityhatredoppositionacrimonyanimus
Opposite
peace

More synonyms by meaning

nouna feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

Similar
animusbad blood
Broader
hostilityenmityill will
Also see
acrimonyanimusbad bloodenmityhostilityinflammationoppugnance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinanimositas“courage, spirit, vehemence”
  2. Frenchanimosité
  3. Englishanimosity

From French animosité, from Latin animositas (“courage, spirit, vehemence”), from animosus, from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animose, animate.

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Translations

Bulgarian вражде́бност, неприя́зън
  • вражде́бност (vraždébnost)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • неприя́зън (neprijázăn)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Chinese Mandarin 敵意 /敌意
  • 敵意 /敌意 (díyì)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Czech nepřátelství, odpor
  • nepřátelstvíviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • odporviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • animozitaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Dutch verbittering
  • verbitteringviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Esperanto malamikeco
  • malamikecoviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Finnish vihamielisyys
  • vihamielisyysviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
French animosité
  • animositéviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
German Hass, Abneigung
  • Hassviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • Abneigungviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • Animositätviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Greek εχθρότητα, έχθρα
  • εχθρότητα (echthrótita)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • έχθρα (échthra)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • μένος (ménos)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Hebrew מַשְׂטֵמָה
  • מַשְׂטֵמָה (mastemá)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Hindi शत्रुता, बैर
  • शत्रुता (śatrutā)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • बैर (bair)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • वैर (vair)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • विद्वेष (vidveṣ)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Italian picca, ripicca
  • piccaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • ripiccaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • acrimoniaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Japanese 敵意
  • 敵意 (tekii)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Korean 적의
  • 적의 (jeogui)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Māori ahikauri, taraweti
  • ahikauriviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • tarawetiviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • ngaukinoviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Norwegian Bokmål uvilje, motvilje
  • uviljeviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • motviljeviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • animositetviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Polish animozja, wrogość
  • animozjaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • wrogośćviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • ansaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Portuguese animosidade
  • animosidadeviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Romanian animozitate
  • animozitateviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Russian вражде́бность, неприя́знь
  • вражде́бность (vraždébnostʹ)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • неприя́знь (neprijáznʹ)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Slovak nepriateľstvo
  • nepriateľstvoviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Spanish animosidad, animadversión
  • animosidadviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • animadversiónviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • ojerizaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • cizañaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • desavenenciaviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Turkish husumet, muhasamat
  • husumetviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • muhasamatviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
  • düşmanlıkviolent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike
Ukrainian воро́жість
  • воро́жість (voróžistʹ)violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with animosity

velocitycuriositygenerosityviscosityluminosityporosityatrocityverbosityferocityreligiositymonstrositytuberosityprecocityhypervelocityformosityjocoseriosityleprosityspeciosityunivocity
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Cite this entry
APA

animosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animosity

MLA

“animosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animosity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animosity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animosity.

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