Phrase guide
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noun
Feelings of hostility or ill will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
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Synonyms: animosity, animus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A serious feud or long-standing grudge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
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Synonyms: blood feud, vendetta
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inherited immoral or disturbed nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A particular disease; in some places, syphilis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: regional, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: animosity, animus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hostility, enmity, ill will
History
From Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia (1823).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
