rancor

ran·cor

R0037300 (răng′kər)n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will: He was filled with rancor after losing his job.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin rancēre, to stink, be rotten.]

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ran′cor·ous adj.ran′cor·ous·ly adv.ran′cor·ous·ness n.

ran•cor

(ˈræŋ kər)

n. bitter resentment or ill will; malice. Also, esp. Brit.,ran′cour.[1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Old French < Late Latin rancor rancidity]ran′cored;esp. Brit., ran′coured, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rancor - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-willbitterness, rancour, resentment, gallill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"heartburning - intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"huffishness, sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentmentgrievance, grudge, score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"enviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

rancor

nounThe quality or state of feeling bitter:acrimony, bitterness, embitterment, gall, rancorousness, resentfulness, resentment, virulence, virulency.

Translations

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