rancour

/ ˈræŋkə /

noun

1. malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite

Other Word Forms

• rancorously adverb
• rancorousness noun
• rancorous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rancour¹

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness

Example Sentences

In a family fallout riddled with mistrust and rancour, the two camps stayed very tight lipped about the possibility of a meeting.

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It all adds up to a slight shift in mood around the possibility and willingness for a reconciliation, despite the recent history of rancour and distrust.

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However she has also expressed regret that she did not pause the Holyrood gender self-ID bill, in order to seek common ground between supporters and critics, when the issue became mired in "rancour and division".

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It was, she writes in her memoir, a time of "rancour and division".

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The Rugby Football Union would slide into months of "rancour and disruption" should a rebel motion to oust chief executive Bill Sweeney pass on Thursday, interim chair Bill Beaumont has warned.

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