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Definition of animus
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Synonyms & Antonyms for animus
Synonyms
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor
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Examples of animus in a Sentence
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His reelection strategy so far has placed racial animus at the forefront in an effort that his aides say is designed to activate his base of conservative voters, an approach not seen by an American president in the modern era. — Jonathan Lemire, Twin Cities, "After pair of mass shootings, Trump remains out of sight," 4 Aug. 2019 Mayes alleged district officials did not address the driver's racial animus, bullying and harassment toward her son and other minority students. — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, "'Clearly a racist act': After biracial boy dragged by school bus, school settles lawsuit," 19 July 2019 In affirming its original decision, the state supreme court in Washington argued that Stutzman encountered no religious animus, unlike Phillips. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 20 June 2019 But when the Fed slips up, or when times get rough, America’s old animus for central banks isn’t far away. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, "Hating the Fed Is as American as Apple Pie," 21 June 2019 The fact that Guy-Blaché isn’t a household name — even after making nearly 1,000 films — is due pure and simply to sexism, and literally being written out of history, either through animus or laziness. — Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, "Female film pioneer gets her due in enlightening documentary ‘Be Natural’," 13 June 2019 Sittenfeld and the other council members rarely responded when Tillery brought up racial tensions or accused Cranley of stirring up racial animus. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "Council texts: Former mayor Dwight Tillery blasted John Cranley as 'rogue mayor,' threatened civil unrest," 12 June 2019 The city's fortunes, based entirely on trade between the two countries, is forever tied to the United States’ kinship with or animus for its southern neighbor. — NBC News, "Texas border town feels stress of Trump tariff threat against Mexico," 10 June 2019 As part of its examination, Mr. Horowitz’s team uncovered the texts between two F.B.I. officials who also worked on the Russia investigation in its early stages, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, expressing intense animus for Mr. Trump. — Charlie Savage, New York Times, "The Real Aim of the Nunes Memo Is the Mueller Investigation," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'animus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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