ANIMUS in a Sentence

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1. The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANIMUS
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animus
 n.  feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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1  The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.
2  “My concern was that there would be potentially an anti-Clinton animus to this film."