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Definition of rancor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

rancor

 noun
(Canadian English usually rancour) noun
NAmE//ˈræŋkər//
 
[uncountable] (formal)
 
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feelings of hatred and a desire to hurt other people, especially because you think that someone has done something unfair to you synonym bitterness There was rancor in his voice. They divorced with remarkably little rancor. She learned to accept criticism without rancor.
rancorous
 
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NAmE//ˈræŋkərəs//
 
adjective a rancorous legal battle The talks became increasingly bitter and rancorous.
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