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rancour US, rancor [ˈræŋkə] n
malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite [from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness] rancorous adj rancorously adv rancorousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
rancour noun hatred, hate, spite, hostility, resentment, bitterness, grudge, malice, animosity, venom, antipathy, spleen, enmity, ill feeling, bad blood, ill will, animus, malevolence, malignity, chip on your shoulder (informal), resentfulness 'That's too bad,' he said without rancour. Translations rancour, (US) rancor How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The captain, at Mr Allworthy's instance, was outwardly, as we have said, reconciled to his brother; yet the same rancour remained in his heart; and he found so many opportunities of giving him private hints of this, that the house at last grew insupportable to the poor doctor; and he chose rather to submit to any inconveniences which he might encounter in the world, than longer to bear these cruel and ungrateful insults from a brother for whom he had done so much. It is as if his heart were corrupted by a malevolent and brooding rancour. He recognises the laws of the state and he can break them without sense of sin, but if he is punished he accepts the punishment without rancour. |
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