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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-572/
- Published: 2026-03-09T17:15:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-09T17:15:58.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

animosity (noun) -

: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animosity?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The important Latin word animus (very closely related to anima) could mean a great many things having to do with the soul and the emotions, one of them being "anger". As an English word, animus has generally meant "ill will", so it isn't mysterious that animosity means basically the same thing. Animosity can exist between two people, two groups or organizations, or two countries, and can sometimes lie hidden for years before reappearing. The deep animosities that exist between certain ethnic and religious groups sometimes seem as if they will last forever.

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