Found 3 items, similar to Animosity.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: animosity benci, dendam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: animosity animosity n : a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: animus, bad blood]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Animosity Animosity \An`i*mos"i*ty\, n.; pl. Animosities. [F. animosit['e], fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.] 1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] --Skelton. [1913 Webster] Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- Animosity, Enmity. Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church. [1913 Webster] Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] [These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government. --Hume. [1913 Webster]