Animus vs Strife - What's the difference?
animus | strife |
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
* 2005 , Christian Science Monitor , April 22
The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
Conflict, sometimes violent, usually brief or limited in scope.
As nouns the difference between animus and strife
is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while strife is conflict, sometimes violent, usually brief or limited in scope.animus
English
(wikipedia animus)Noun
(en-noun)- The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.