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rancour

/ ˈæŋə /

noun

  1. malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳǰdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈԳǰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈԳǰdzܲ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rancour1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness
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The Rugby Football Union would slide into months of "rancour and disruption" should a rebel motion to oust chief executive Bill Sweeney pass on Thursday, interim chair Bill Beaumont has warned.

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"There is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy," Trump said, appearing to revel in the partisan rancour.

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Mr Wallis, 58, of Pocatello, Idaho, said the People's March protesters had "every right" to demonstrate, though he said he was confused by the rancour.

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Celtic Park was full of bitterness and rancour on occasion, but Rodgers navigated his way through it all.

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He warned against the "rancour and acrimony" of social media, with its angry extremism, and the risk of becoming a "shouting or recriminatory society".

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