Definition of animosity

perfunctory Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical. Petersons.com

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an·i·mos·i·ty    (n-ms-t) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. an·i·mos·i·ties

1. Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
2. A hostile feeling or act. See Synonyms at enmity.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English animosite, from Old French, from Late Latin animsits, courage, from Latin animsus, bold, from animus, soul, spirit; see an- in Indo-European roots

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