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usually uncountable, plural animuses
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions. examples
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will. quotations examples
The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.
2005 April 22, Christian Science Monitor
However, the Republican party's anti-ESG animus has undoubtedly played a role, according to Bloy.
2023 April 29, Kenza Bryan, “US investors ditch green funds on ‘woke capitalism’ backlash”, in FT Weekend, page 14
(law) intention, motivation (of a legal person) examples
(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality. quotations
In the Jungian model of the psyche, the male has an internalized female counterpart, the anima; while the female has an internalized masculine counterpart, the animus.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 31