animus C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈæn.ɪ.məs/ UK /ˈæn.ɪ.məs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun strong hostility or ill feeling He felt an animus against his former colleague. 2 noun in Jungian psychology, the unconscious masculine aspect of a woman's psyche Jung described the animus as the inner masculine side within a woman. 3 noun the motivation or purpose behind an action The animus behind the decision was questioned. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · strong hostility or ill... enmityhostilityanimosityantipathyrancor 2 noun · in jungian psychology, the... inner malemasculine selfmale archetype 3 noun · the motivation or purpose... intentdrivepurposemotivationaim ↔ Opposites goodwillaffectionamitybenevolence Etymology AI details Directly from Latin animus ('mind, spirit, courage'), adopted into Modern English with the developed sense of 'hostility, ill will' (and a specialized Jungian psychological sense). Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # animus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæn.ɪ.məs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæn.ɪ.məs/ ## Meanings 1. strong hostility or ill feeling 2. in Jungian psychology, the unconscious masculine aspect of a woman's psyche 3. the motivation or purpose behind an action ## Examples - He felt an animus against his former colleague. - Jung described the animus as the inner masculine side within a woman. - The animus behind the decision was questioned. ## Synonyms - enmity - hostility - animosity - antipathy - rancor - inner male - masculine self - male archetype - intent - drive - purpose - motivation ## Antonyms - goodwill - affection - amity - benevolence ## Etymology Directly from Latin animus ('mind, spirit, courage'), adopted into Modern English with the developed sense of 'hostility, ill will' (and a specialized Jungian psychological sense). ## AI Etymology Animus is directly from Latin animus ('mind, spirit, courage'), adopted into Modern English with the developed sense of 'hostility, ill will' (and a specialized Jungian psychological sense). In current use it is a noun meaning "strong hostility or ill feeling". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. The semantic development is therefore important as well as the form: the word moves from the older concrete, technical, or literal setting into the present figurative or specialized sense. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown