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What does animus mean?

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Noun
  1. The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
  2. A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
  3. (psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
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There are more and more articles being written about the intense animus toward president Bush among Democratic partisans.
I have absolutely no animus towards Bloomberg, and he if he was running against Sharpton, I'd certainly vote for him.
Despite Windschuttle's denials, the rise of pastoralism ushered in an era of heightened racial animus towards Aborigines.
The animus corresponds to the paternal Logos just as the anima corresponds to the maternal Eros.
The animus and hostility and the intensity of feeling evidenced by this act of the accused does not outweigh its prejudicial effect.
The first lady never overcame her animus toward the Bushes and the feeling was heartily reciprocated.

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