animus
Bitter ill will
Animus is a feeling of hostility or ill will, usually sustained rather than momentary: There was real animus between the two families.
The word often implies deeper animosity than simple dislike—a grudge or grievance that persists.
In Jungian psychology, animus refers to the masculine aspect of a woman's psyche, paired with anima (the feminine aspect in men).
Active opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
- maliceIntent to cause harm
rancor · belligerence · aggression · hatred · spite · malevolence · acrimony · bitterness
Reason something exists
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- designPurposeful creative planning
- aimPurpose or direction
will · impetus · drive · determination · initiative · resolve · volition · incentive
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
xenophobia · racism · preconception · prejudgment · stereotype · stigmatization · aversion · distaste
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- ireIntense fury
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
resentment · outrage · temper · exasperation · irritation · vexation · annoyance · choler
Innermost animating essence
- psycheTotal mental life
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- inner selfPrivate essential identity
consciousness · pneuma · spiritus · breath · élan vital
antagonism
Active opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
malice · rancor · belligerence · aggression · hatred · spite · malevolence · acrimony · bitterness · grudge
purpose
Reason something exists
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- designPurposeful creative planning
aim · will · impetus · drive · determination · initiative · resolve · volition · incentive · inclination
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
intolerance · xenophobia · racism · preconception · prejudgment · stereotype · stigmatization · aversion · distaste · dislike
rage
Intense, violent anger
indignation · resentment · outrage · temper · exasperation · irritation · vexation · annoyance · choler · seething
soul
Innermost animating essence
- psycheTotal mental life
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- life forceAnimating vital energy
inner self · consciousness · pneuma · spiritus · breath · élan vital
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- hatredhate, hateful, abhor, abhorrence, detest
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
- psychoanalysisFreud, id, ego, unconscious, Sigmund Freud
- archetypeshero, villain, trickster, mentor, mother
animusgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
benevolence · affection · love · friendliness · amity
animusgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
magnanimity · peacefulness · equanimity · dispassion · indifference
- stuffed animalSoft toy with filling
- wild animalUndomesticated creature
- animal shelterFacility housing homeless pets
- farm animalDomesticated rural creature
- Animal CrossingLife simulation franchise
- animal crackersFauna-shaped biscuits for children
animal, animation, animate, animosity, unanimous, magnanimous, unanimously, magnanimously