rancor
[ rang-ker ]
/ ˈræŋ kər /
noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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RELATED WORDS
harshness, grudge, antagonism, acrimony, hostility, malice, resentment, enmity, venom, animus, animosity, hatred, mordacity, vengefulness, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, hate, spite, malevolence
Nearby words
rancho cordova, rancho cucamonga, rancho palos verdes, rancid, rancidly, rancor, rancorous, rancorously, rancour, rand, rand, ayn
Also especially British, ran·cour.
Origin of rancor
SYNONYMS FOR rancor
Related formsran·cored; especially British, ran·coured, adjectiveun·ran·cored, adjective
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Word Origin and History for rancor
rancor
c.1200, from Old French rancor "bitterness, resentment; grief, affliction," from Late Latin rancorem (nominative rancor) "rancidness, a stinking smell" (Palladius); "grudge, bitterness" (Hieronymus and in Late Latin), from Latin rancere "to stink" (see rancid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper