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noun

animosity

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

In a sentence

Six example sentences with animosity, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two decades of playoff meetings left an animosity that surfaces whenever the two benches share a hallway.

    Basketball

  • The border dispute created an animosity between the towns that outlasted the people who started it.

    History

  • Animosity between the two departments grew until neither would share a spreadsheet without a manager present.

    Business

  • The animosity between the two councillors was so open that the mayor seated them at opposite ends of the chamber.

    Politics

  • Years of tournament losses bred an animosity between the two clans that spilled into every forum thread.

    Gaming

  • The animosity between the two guitarists ended the band, and neither would record in the same building for a decade.

    Music

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