Animosity

//æn.ɪˈmɒs.ɪ.ti//

Synonyms for "animosity" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

acrimony enmity hatred acerbity acid acidity acidulousness animus antagonism antipathy asperity aversion

Noun(2 words)

acrimony animus

Strong matches (21)

Related words (34)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

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enmity hostility ill will

Antonyms

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peace

Synonyms

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acrimony enmity hatred opposition

Related terms

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animose animositise unanimosity

derived from

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osity

is a

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hostility

related to

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anger animose dislike emotion enmity hatred opposition sign

Translations

53 translations across 28 languages.

Belarusian

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варо́жасць noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Bulgarian

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вражде́бност noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
неприя́зън noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Chinese Mandarin

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敵意 /敌意 noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Czech

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animozita noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
nepřátelství noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
odpor noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Dutch

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verbittering noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Esperanto

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malamikeco noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Finnish

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vihamielisyys noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

French

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animosité noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Galician

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animosidade noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

German

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Abneigung noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
Animosität noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
Hass noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Greek

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έχθρα noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
εχθρότητα noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
μένος noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Hindi

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बैर noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
विद्वेष noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
वैर noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
शत्रुता noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Italian

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acrimonia noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
picca noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
ripicca noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Japanese

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敵意 noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Korean

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적의 noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Macedonian

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неприја́телство noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Māori

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ahikauri noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
ngaukino noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
taraweti noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Norwegian Bokmål

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animositet noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
motvilje noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
uvilje noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Polish

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animozja noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
ansa noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
wrogość noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Portuguese

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animosidade noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Romanian

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animozitate noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Russian

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вражде́бность noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
неприя́знь noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Serbo-Croatian

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animozitet noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
анимозитет noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Slovak

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nepriateľstvo noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Spanish

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animadversión noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
animosidad noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
cizaña noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
ojeriza noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Tok Pisin

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pasin birua noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Turkish

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düşmanlık noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
husumet noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)
muhasamat noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Ukrainian

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воро́жість noun (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Then that animosity is being passed on down to us?

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You were trying to draw an extremely tenuous connection between cultures of two cities known for their animosity.

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Sami had some animosity towards Layla.

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Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.

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