Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural an·i·mos·i·ties.
- a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one’s neighbor.
noun plural -ties
- a powerful and active dislike or hostility; enmity
early 15c., “vigor,” from Middle French animosité (14c.) or directly from Latin animositatem (nominative animositas) “boldness, vehemence,” from animosus “bold, spirited,” from animus (see animus). Sense of “hostile feeling” is first recorded c.1600, from a secondary sense in Latin (see animus).