animosity

n. கடுவெறுப்பு, பகைமை.

Synonyms

hatred antipathy dissention aversion acrimony feud strife rancor antagonism bitterness acerbity hostility enmity malice anger malevolence ill-will malignity feeling_against

Antonyms

congeniality companionship friendship sympathy fellow-feeling unanimity harmony concord regard alliance kindliness

An`i*mos"i*ty, n.; pl. Animosities. Etym: [F. animosité, fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.] 1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. Holland. 2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay. 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. Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable. Spectator. [These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government. Hume.

animosity - Similar Words

rimosity famosity grandiosity unanimity carnosity cariosity animality amorosity adiposity nimiety