rancor

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (US, countable, uncountable) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
  2. (countable, rare, uncountable) Rancidity, rankness.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from ranceō (“I am rotten or putrid”), from which also English rancid.

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