animus

As nouns the difference between courage and animus

is that courage is the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate while animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

As a verb courage

is to encourage.

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.

As a noun animus

is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

As a verb abhor is

to regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

Rancor is a synonym of animus.

As nouns the difference between animus and rancor

is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while rancor is the deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.

As nouns the difference between animus and self

is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while self is the subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.

As a pronoun self is

himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

As a verb self is

to fertilise by the same individual; to self-fertilise or self-pollinate.

As an adjective self is

same.

As a proper noun Self is

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As nouns the difference between corpus and animus

is that corpus is body while animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

As nouns the difference between animus and intention

is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while intention is a course of action that a person intends to follow.

As nouns the difference between animus and revengefulness

is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while revengefulness is the quality of being revengeful.

As nouns the difference between animus and malevolence

is that animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions while malevolence is hostile attitude or feeling.

As nouns the difference between disdain and animus

is that disdain is a feeling of contempt or scorn while animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

As a verb disdain

is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.