rancor
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ran·cor
(răng′kər)n.
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will: He was filled with rancor after losing his job.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin rancēre, to stink, be rotten.]
ran′cor·ous adj.
ran′cor·ous·ly adv.
ran′cor·ous·ness n.
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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.
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Noun | 1. | rancor - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will ill 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 resentment grievance, 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 |
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rancor
nounThe quality or state of feeling bitter:
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