animus

animus /an·i·mus/ (an´ĭ-mus) [L.]

1. disposition.

2. ill will, hostility; animosity.

3. in jungian psychology, the masculine aspect of a woman's soul or inner being; cf. anima (2).

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an·i·mus (n-ms)

n.

1. An animating or energizing spirit.

2. Intention to do something; disposition.

3. A spirit of active hostility; ill will.

4. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the female.

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animus

[an′iməs]

Etymology: L, spirit

1 the active or rational soul; the animating principle of life.

2 (in analytic psychology) the male component of the female personality. Compare anima.

3 (in psychiatry) a deep-seated antagonism that is usually controlled but may erupt with virulence under stress.