rancor
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Definition of rancor
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US, countable, uncountable)A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
“I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.”
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noun
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(US, countable, uncountable)A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
“I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.”
- (US, countable, rare, uncountable)Rancidity, rankness.
verb
- (US, archaic)To rankle or fester.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin rancor Old French rancorbor. Middle English rancour English rancor First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from ranceō (“to be rotten or putrid”), from which also English rancid.
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