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“animosity” in Latin
odiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust, detestation, odium, loathing, enmity or their manifestation; the conditioninvidiaenvy, grudge, grudging, jealousy, prejudice, spite; odium, unpopularity, dislike, hatred, infamy, malice, resentment, ilsimultāsdissension, enmity, rivalry, feud, jealousy, grudge; contest for a prize, strife, competitionīraire, anger, wrathgerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, govern
The English word animosity itself goes back to Latin animus, through animositas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
animosity
odium: invidia: simultas: ira. [SYN. in HATRED]. To feel, cherish, entertain animosity against anybody, odisse aliquem: odium in aliquem habere or gerere: alicui invidere: in simultate esse cum aliquo. He entertains a feeling of bitter animosity against anybody, acerbissimum est alicujus odium in aliquem. To conceive animosity against anybody, odium in aliquem concipere or erga aliquem suscipere. Look for other phrases in HATRED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for animosity?
- The usual Latin words for “animosity” are odium, invidia, simultās; also īra, gerō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.