animus

 
Pronunciation: /ˈanɪməs/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] hostility or ill feeling: the author’s animus towards her
  • 2 [mass noun] motivation to do something: the reformist animus came from within the Party
  • 3 Psychoanalysis (in Jungian psychology) the masculine part of a woman’s personality. Often contrasted with anima

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin, 'spirit, mind'