an·i·mus 
(ănə-məs)
(ănə-məs)n.
1. A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
2. An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition or intention.
3. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.
[Latin; see anə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]