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Added 9 October 2026

rancor

/ˈɹæ̞ŋkə/ noun

Latin root: rancor First recorded: 13th century Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rancor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.

Origin

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.

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