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rancour

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ran⋅cor

  [rang-ker]
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–noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Also, especially British, rancour.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME rancour < MF < LL rancōr- (s. of rancor) rancidity, equiv. to L ranc(ēre) (see rancid ) + -ōr- -or 1

Related forms:
rancored; especially British, rancoured, adjective

Synonyms:
bitterness, spite, venom, animosity. See malevolence.

Antonyms:
benevolence.
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ran·cour   (rāng'kər)   
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of rancor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

rancor 
c.1225, from O.Fr. rancor, from L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink" (see rancid). Rancorous is from 1590.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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