personal animosity

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

Refers to hostility directed at a specific individual, rather than a group or idea.

animosityADJECTIVE + animosity

Categories:

personal

Examples (10)

  • There is no personal animosity between the two rivals.
  • He swore that his decision was based on logic, not personal animosity.
  • She tried not to let her personal animosity towards him affect her work.
  • The conflict stemmed from a deep-seated personal animosity between the two leaders.
  • In politics, it can be difficult to separate policy disagreements from personal animosity.
  • The judge reminded the jury to disregard any feelings of personal animosity.
  • Despite their rivalry, they managed to conduct business without personal animosity.
  • His criticism was purely professional, with no hint of personal animosity.
  • Any personal animosity must be set aside for the good of the company.
  • The negotiation was poisoned by years of personal animosity between the two families.