(v. t.) Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
Example Sentences:
(1) In each case, Ottawa would be constitutionally forced to oppose, thus leading to further animosity and, Marois must assume, an increased perception that the federal government is acting against Quebec's interests.
(2) There is evidence for the animosity the document cites around the country in myriad small protests.
(3) A peace deal between Mr Arafat and Mr Sharon was always unlikely due to the long-standing animosity between them.
(4) When my wife said she was the Shaq to my Kobe, what she really meant to say is that she compliments me and makes me whole, hopefully without the animosity.
(5) The two have a history of animosity from their time in Spain, when Mourinho was the Real Madrid manager and Guardiola in charge of Barcelona, but Mourinho has said that it would not make sense for either of them to focus on each other.
(6) An Islamist-dominated Congress will find it extremely difficult to reach a negotiated settlement with Jathran, given his renowned animosity to the Muslim Brotherhood."
(7) In a bitter campaign marked by personal animosity, Nasheed - a Sunni Muslim – was said to be spreading Christianity in the Islamic nation via his links with Britain's Conservative party.
(8) "They marched in spite of animosity, oppression and brutality because they believed in the greatness of what this nation could become and despaired of the founding promises not kept," he said.
(9) The perception of the Chelsea striker in Spain, after switching allegiances from Brazil , his country of birth, in 2013, has never been wholly positive and there remains some animosity between him and sections of the Spanish press.
(10) Indeed, some might say that this is desperate stuff, an overt attempt to stir up public fear and animosity towards striking medics.
(11) Britain’s Katie Swan makes semi-finals of girls’ singles in Australian Open Read more There is no history of animosity between the players.
(12) With just over four weeks to go until polling day, the animosity between the two lead rivals in the race to become the next mayor of London exploded into the open as they came face to face for their third joint hustings of the campaign.
(13) Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, had pushed in recent months for reconciliation with Hamas, despite differences and animosity.
(14) But do you enjoy that adversity - do you feed off the animosity?
(15) Animosity has intensified after last year’s mass pro-democracy protests , exacerbating the culture clash between Chinese tourists and Hong Kong citizens.
(16) If the result is yes, he will also have earned the animosity of the other residents of the UK who were given no opportunity to participate in a decision that affects all of us.
(17) Labour has always been split on electoral reform, and for the moment the ranks of the naysayers are swelled by intense animosity to coalition government as currently practised, and towards the Lib Dems in particular.
(18) Although personal animosity plays a part, he and the Vote Leave leadership are also divided over strategy, with Banks and Leave.EU much more committed to campaigning on immigration.
(19) Alternative für Deutschland – the first far-right populist party in Germany to enjoy sustained electoral success since the second world war – is only the latest in a series of symptoms of a widespread animosity toward the postwar liberal consensus.
(20) He insisted he held no bitterness or animosity towards Israelis as individuals – for who they are – only for what he said Israeli policies had done to Palestinians.
Vehement
Definition:
(a.) Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat.
(a.) Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; passionate; as, a vehement affection or passion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Problems associated with school-based clinics include vehement opposition to sex education, financing, and the sheer magnitude of the adolescents' health needs.
(2) The collectively bargained rights of all players must be vehemently preserved and we take that obligation seriously,” the statement said.
(3) When Scholes decided his time as a player was at an end last season not many disagreed vehemently.
(4) Yet some members of the church who profess desire to adhere most strictly to the teachings of Christ are the most vehement objectors to behavior that most resembles what his might have been.
(5) A shame such a landmark achievement was soured by Allam refusing to talk to the local council over a potential stadium expansion and trying to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers, which many fans vehemently oppose.
(6) Saudis and their Sunni Arab allies view Houthi fighters – who belong to the Zaydi sect of Shia Islam – as Iranian proxies and have accused Tehran of militarily backing them, a charge Iran vehemently denies.
(7) Vanna Mendaleni is a middle aged Greek woman who until now has not had vehement feelings about the crisis that has engulfed her country.
(8) Hamas vehemently denies the legitimacy of Israel but its leaders have stated repeatedly that if Fatah negotiates with Israel a two-state peace deal based on the 1967 borders, and if this outcome is approved in a national referendum, it would respect it as the choice of the Palestinian people.
(9) At the time Putin vehemently denied the men were Russian soldiers,but he later admitted they were.
(10) Well, it would be taken more seriously if this newspaper had not been so vehemently committed itself to getting rid of Tony Blair and to putting Gordon Brown in his place.
(11) Kadyrov has vehemently denied any involvement with the killings, issuing a statement this month saying that "ideologists of terrorism" had unleashed "a massive information war against the Chechen Republic and its leadership".
(12) Cost-benefit analysis--applying economic reasoning to increasingly complex health policy decisions--continues to be a source of vehement disagreement among its practitioners.
(13) How tolerant an approach will he take to parliamentary colleagues who vehemently disagree with him?
(14) In a statement, a spokesperson said that the Obama emphasised that the US “remains steadfast in [its] commitment to the security of Israel .” Netanyahu told Obama that Israel “vehemently opposes” the framework deal .
(15) Modi was accused of condoning the violence and even encouraging it – allegations he has vehemently denied.
(16) The prospect of Somali pirates being brought to trial here, where they would undoubtedly apply for asylum, is one of the reasons ministers have vehemently refused to accept any cases.
(17) Lugovoi, a former KGB and FSB officer, vehemently denies involvement and has suggested he may have been set up with the polonium by British security services or others.
(18) The BBC vehemently denies suggestions that anyone in the corporation's hierarchy wanted the allegations made public.
(19) On domestic policy, Fiorina has long occupied a niche in the Republican field as perhaps the most vehement critic of the Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, a role for which there is considerable competition.
(20) Saudi Arabia had been vehemently opposed to Aoun’s nomination, fearing he will consolidate Iran’s influence on the brittle state, which has remained vulnerable state since the end of its destructive civil war 25 years ago.