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ani·mus (an′ə məs)

noun

  1. an animating force or underlying purpose; intention
  2. in Jungian psychology, the masculine component of the unconscious of a woman, specif. when apprehended as a male figure by the psyche
  3. a feeling of strong ill will or hatred; animosity

Etymology: L, soul, mind, disposition, passion, akin to anima: see animal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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