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animus

[an-uh-muhs] / ˈæn ə məs /
NOUN
hostility
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"Each has animus, they each have a soul."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Nor did the Haitian respondents provide sufficient evidence that the contentious statements Trump and Noem made demonstrate that racial animus motivated the termination of Haitians’ TPS, the court held.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Your point is that the justices don’t want to talk about racial animus because a lot of them don’t see race.

From Slate May 4, 2026

It bolsters the position of your enemies—their animus is justified, their commitment deepened.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Perhaps the woman had wed a seaman of incorrigible appetites and hated the reminder—Cora didn’t know the source of her animus, or care.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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