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rancour

British

/ ˈræŋkə /

noun

malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

rancorous adjective
rancorously adverb
rancorousness noun

Etymology

Origin of rancour

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness

Example Sentences

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The Radical Road was fenced off and years of rancour and indecision about reopening it have followed.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Rodgers agreed a three-year deal on his return and repeatedly stressed that he would honour the contract since his prior departure in February 2019 had caused so much rancour.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Woodward wanted Solskjaer to bring a smile back to the face of a club that had turned toxic as Mourinho's tenure drew to a close amid rancour and recrimination.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

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.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Her voice was cold, but the rancour was gone from it.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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