rancor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹæ̝ŋkɚ/ (General-American) without æ-raising
- /ˈɹɛ̃ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
- /ˈɹæ̞ŋkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rancors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rancour | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rancorous · rancorousness · rancorously · rancorless
Relateds
Synonyms
resentment · grudge · bitterness · spite · animus · enmity
Translations (47)
pl uraza (the deepest malignity or spite) · fi kauna (the deepest malignity or spite) · gl xenreira (the deepest malignity or spite) · ro ranchiună (the deepest malignity or spite) · tr hiddet (the deepest malignity or spite) · de Groll (the deepest malignity or spite) · gl rancor (the deepest malignity or spite) · cmn 怨恨 (the deepest malignity or spite) · hu gyűlölet (the deepest malignity or spite) · cs zášť (the deepest malignity or spite) · hu rosszakarat (the deepest malignity or spite) · ar حِقْد (the deepest malignity or spite) · mi kaikino (the deepest malignity or spite) · bg ненавист (the deepest malignity or spite) · fi viha (the deepest malignity or spite) · hy քեն (the deepest malignity or spite) · ga aicis (the deepest malignity or spite) · ca rancúnia (the deepest malignity or spite) · mi hūneinei (the deepest malignity or spite) · ru злопа́мятство (the deepest malignity or spite) · cs nenávist (the deepest malignity or spite) · es rancor (the deepest malignity or spite) · he איבה (the deepest malignity or spite) · es rencura (the deepest malignity or spite) · pt rancor (the deepest malignity or spite) · oc rancura (the deepest malignity or spite) · ru затаённая не́нависть (the deepest malignity or spite) · es rancura (the deepest malignity or spite) · nl rancune (the deepest malignity or spite) · bg злоба (the deepest malignity or spite) · pl żal (the deepest malignity or spite) · fr rancœurs (the deepest malignity or spite) · fr rancœur (the deepest malignity or spite) · tr öfke (the deepest malignity or spite) · mi hūngeingei (the deepest malignity or spite) · it rancore (the deepest malignity or spite) · nl wrok (the deepest malignity or spite) · cmn 仇恨 (the deepest malignity or spite) · ro rancoare (the deepest malignity or spite) · ast rancor (the deepest malignity or spite) · ro pică (the deepest malignity or spite) · es rencor (the deepest malignity or spite) · fi katkeruus (the deepest malignity or spite) · cs nevraživost (the deepest malignity or spite) · fr rancune (the deepest malignity or spite) · bg омраза (the deepest malignity or spite) · cmn 敵意 /敌意 (the deepest malignity or spite)