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# animosity

noun (animosity; uncountable; animosities — rare)

«animosity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike or anger towards someone, often lasting a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in stories, history and news about enemies, rivals and quarrels: «animosity between», «feel no animosity». It tells the reader that people strongly dislike each other.

### Examples

- There was animosity between the two rival teams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x1)
- The old animosity between the families lasted for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x2)
- I feel no animosity towards you; let's be friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x3)
- The argument left a lot of animosity in the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x4)
- Peace talks tried to end the animosity between the countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x5)
- The two cats watched each other with open animosity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x6)
- In fact, she carried her animosity to such an extent that it was often the cause of domestic disagreements between herself and Zeus, who espoused the cause of the Trojans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/#x7)

### Note

Formal word; everyday words: «hatred», «dislike», «hostility». Usually uncountable. Pronounced an-ih-MOS-ih-tee.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «animosity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animosity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«animosity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/animosity.html) on Mova free.