rancor

ran·cor

noun \ˈraŋ-kər, -ˌkȯr\

Definition of RANCOR

: bitter deep-seated ill will

Examples of RANCOR

1. She answered her accusers calmly and without rancor.
2. In the end, the debate created a degree of rancor among the committee members.

Origin of RANCOR

Middle English rancour, from Anglo-French rancur, from Late Latin rancor rancidity, rancor, from Latin rancēre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RANCOR

Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, bitterness, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, enmity

Antonyms: amity

Related Words: blood feud, feud, score, vendetta; hate, hatred, loathing; vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol; alienation, disaffection, estrangement; conflict, coolness, discord, friction, strain, tension; inhospitableness, unfriendliness; malice, malignancy, malignity, spite, spitefulness, venom

Near Antonyms: amiability, amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality, neighborliness; comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding

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See Synonym Discussion at enmity

Rhymes with RANCOR

anchor, banker, canker, chancre, flanker, franker, hanker, ranker, spanker, tanker, thanker