animus
hostile feeling or motivating spirit
Root
- anim: mind or spirit
Other words with the anim root
- animate: to bring to life or make lively
- animosity: strong hostility
- equanimity: mental calmness and balance
- magnanimity: generosity of spirit
- magnanimous: generous and noble-spirited
- unanimous: fully agreed; of one mind
Anim means mind or spirit. Animus is spirit with a sharp edge: inner motive or hostility.
The critique had useful points but its animus made it feel personal.