rancour

Meaning

British, Canada, and Australia spelling of rancor

Synonyms

rancor

resentment

grudge

hatred

spite

bitterness

enmity

animosity

bad blood

malice

gall

spitefulness

anger

💢

unforgiveness

feud

resentfulness

vindictiveness

vitriol

hard feelings

scunner

amarulence

ranklement

resentiment

embitteredness

acerbity

rancor

acridity

acridness

acrimony

animus

bugbear

detestation

disagreement

discord

dudgeon

embitterment

ill-will

ira

odium

sulkiness

vexation

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rancour

Cognate with English: rancid

In summary

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