rancor
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/ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/
English
Definitions
noun
- The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.“I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.”
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resentmentbitternessrancourgallanimosityrancourousnessracherantismrantranterismradgeravenravinementrindravineroad rage