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Spitefulness vs Animus - What's the difference?

spitefulness | animus |

As nouns the difference between spitefulness and animus

is that spitefulness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being spiteful while animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

spitefulness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being spiteful.
  • (countable) The result or product of being spiteful.

    • Synonyms

    * nastiness * hatefulness * maliciousness * malevolence

    See also

    * ill will * hostility

    animus

    English

    (wikipedia animus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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 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.
  • The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.

    • Related terms

    * anima * animose * animosity * equanimity * unanimous

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