rancor
Meaning
- (US, countable, uncountable) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) Rancidity, rankness.
Synonyms
afrophobia
arctophobia
ira
Translations
rancore
rencor
rancune
rancor
wrok
Groll
μνησικακίαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/
Etymology
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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