rancor

noun
/ˈɹæ̞ŋkə/UK/ˈɹæ̝ŋkɚ/US/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin rancor Old French rancorbor. Middle English rancour English rancor First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from ranceō (“to be rotten or putrid”), from which also English rancid.

  1. derived from rancor
  2. derived from rancor
  3. inherited from rancour

Definitions

  1. A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a…

    A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.

    • I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.
  2. Rancidity, rankness.

  3. To rankle or fester.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA