rancor

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rancor

/ˈɹæ̞ŋkə/ UK
/ˈɹæ̝ŋkɚ/ US
/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/
/ˈɹɛ̃ŋkɚ/

Sounds like ranker · Rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)

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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.

noun rancors · rancour

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.
Similar: bitterness, resentment, spite, animus, grudge, enmity
US, countable, rare, uncountable Rancidity, rankness.

verb rancors · rancoring · rancored · rancour

US, archaic To rankle or fester.

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noun the deepest malignity or spite

Español	rencor, rancor, rencura, rancura
中文	怨恨 yuànhèn, 仇恨 chóuhèn, 敵意 /敌意 díyì
Português	rancor
Français	rancune, rancœur, rancœurs
Deutsch	Groll
Italiano	rancore
Română	ranchiună, pică, rancoare
Русский	злопа́мятство zlopámjatstvo, затаённая не́нависть zatajónnaja nénavistʹ
العربية	حِقْد ḥiqd
עברית	איבה eyvá

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@misc{rancor_2026,
  title = {rancor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rancor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}