rancor
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kər noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Also, especially British, ran·cour.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
Related forms
ran·cored; especially British, ran·coured, adjective
un·ran·cored, adjective
Antonyms
benevolence.
benevolence.
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| —n | |
| malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| rancor or rancor | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] | |
| 'rancorous or rancor | |
| —adj | |
| 'rancorously or rancor | |
| —adv | |
| 'rancorousness or rancor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rancor
early 13c., from O.Fr. rancor, from L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink" (see rancid). Rancorous is from 1580s.
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Example sentences
By the time he ended, the mood would have changed, and they got on with the business with no rancor.
There was rancor between and among the segments and from region to region.
We have eliminated the rancor and raised the tenor of our debates.
When partners' teaching talents differed significantly, jealousy and rancor were seen.
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