rancorousness


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ran·cor

 (răng′kər)
n.
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will: He was filled with rancor after losing his job.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin rancēre, to stink, be rotten.]
ran′cor·ous adj.
ran′cor·ous·ly adv.
ran′cor·ous·ness n.
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rancorousness

noun
The quality or state of feeling bitter:
acrimony, bitterness, embitterment, gall, rancor, resentfulness, resentment, virulence, virulency.
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