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ran·cor Audio Help /ˈræŋkər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rang-ker] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Also, especially British, rancour.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME rancour < MF < LL rancōr- (s. of rancor) rancidity, equiv. to L ranc(ére) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1]
—Related forms
rancored; especially British, rancoured, adjective
—Synonyms bitterness, spite, venom, animosity. See malevolence.
—Antonyms benevolence.
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n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
[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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rancor
c.1225, from O.Fr. rancor, from L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink" (see rancid). Rancorous is from 1590.
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rancor
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: resentment]
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Rancor
En"mi*ty\, n.; pl. Enmities. [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimiti['e], OF. enemisti['e]. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.
2. A state of opposition; hostility.
The friendship of the world is enmity with God. --James iv. 4.
Syn: Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.
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