animus

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Either way, radicalism and animus replace knowledge and wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He has no apparent animus towards anyone or anything," said film and theatre director Mike Nichols, who directed the Broadway premiere of Stoppard's tale of marriage and affairs "The Real Thing".

From Barron's

Collins, the attorney for Grubb, said this wasn’t a case motivated by racial animus.

From The Wall Street Journal

“USCIS absolutely needs to review all cases she handled given her clear animus,” said Mr. Law, who now runs the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at the America First Policy Institute.

From Washington Times

Since Lawson was Black, they contended that Murphey’s use of the word “thug” and his disrespectful nickname for Gardner “could be perceived by jurors as evidence of racial animus.”

From Salon