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Not too much, though there's a certain amount of rancour and bitterness when someone tries to fire you.
Donald Sutherland

Meaning of "rancour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RANCOUR

From Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RANCOUR

rancour  [ˈræŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RANCOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rancour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RANCOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rancour in the English dictionary

The definition of rancour in the dictionary is malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RANCOUR


anchor
ˈæŋkə
anker
ˈæŋkə
Bangka
ˈbæŋkə
Banka
ˈbæŋkə
banker
ˈbæŋkə
barranca
bəˈræŋkə
canker
ˈkæŋkə
Casablanca
ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə
flanker
ˈflæŋkə
hanker
ˈhæŋkə
janker
ˈdʒæŋkə
ranker
ˈræŋkə
skanker
ˈskæŋkə
spanker
ˈspæŋkə
stratotanker
ˈstrætəʊˌtæŋkə
supertanker
ˈsuːpəˌtæŋkə
tanker
ˈtæŋkə
thangka
ˈθæŋkə
wanker
ˈwæŋkə
yanker
ˈjæŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RANCOUR

ranch house
rancher
rancheria
rancherie
ranchero
Ranchi
ranching
ranchless
ranchlike
ranchman
rancho
rancid
rancidity
rancidly
rancidness
rancor
rancorous
rancorously
rancorousness
rand

WORDS THAT END LIKE RANCOUR

amour
behaviour
bescour
colour
flour
four
glamour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
labour
our
pour
retour
scour
sense of humour
succour
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of rancour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RANCOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rancour» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rancour

Translation of «rancour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RANCOUR

Find out the translation of rancour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rancour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rancour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

积怨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rencor
570 millions of speakers

English

rancour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विद्वेष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحقد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

злопамятность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rancor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

র্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rancœur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rancak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bitterkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恨み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rancor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thù hận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विधवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

garez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rancore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uraza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злопам´ятність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ranchiună
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μνησικακία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wrok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

agg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bitterhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rancour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RANCOUR»

The term «rancour» is regularly used and occupies the 63.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RANCOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rancour

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3 QUOTES WITH «RANCOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rancour.
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Robin Birley
I'm a minnow compared to Caring with all his restaurants and clubs, and good luck to him. I've met him a couple of times. I've got no personal rancour against Richard Caring at all.
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Johann Lamont
We shall seek debate without division or rancour.
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Donald Sutherland
Not too much, though there's a certain amount of rancour and bitterness when someone tries to fire you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RANCOUR»

Discover the use of rancour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rancour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tolstoy's Quest for God
In this volume, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere demonstrates instead that Tolstoy was preoccupied with a quest for God throughout all of his adult life.
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 2009
2
The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of ...
Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering?
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 1996
3
Rancour
Alix, a high school senior, finds herself caught up in a thousand year rivalry between a werewolf, Rancour, and a vampire, Shay, who are determined to rid the world of each other. Reprint.
James McCann, 2011
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Without rancour, memoirs of a parliamentary officer
By a retired joint secretary of Lok Sabha, house of commons in the Indian Parliament.
Bishad K. Mukherjee, 1992
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Tolstoy on the Couch: Misogyny, Masochism, and the Absent Mother
Beginning with Tolstoy's Kreutzer Sonata-his first written "declaration of war on human sexuality"--Tolstoy on the Couch takes us on a sweeping psychoanalytic tour of Tolstoy's diaries and other private materials, revealing that behind his ...
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 1998
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Russian Literature and Psychoanalysis
This is a collection of psychoanalytical essays on a broad spectrum of well-known Russian authors, such as Puskin, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Belyj, Tjutcev, Axmatova, and Nabokov.
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 1989
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Sign of the Cross, the
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere. Picker, Henry. 1974. The Hitler Phenomenon: An Intimate Portrait ofHitler and His Entourage, trans. Nicholas Fry. Newton Abbot, England: David & Charles. Pitarakis, Brigitte. 2006. Les croix-reliquaires pectorales ...
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 2011
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
The design of this pamphlet is to convict the author of the two letters against Lord G — S— lie of malice, rancour, and misrepresentation. He avers, that his Lordship, instead of disi obeying the order he received by Col. Ligonier, as the Letter- ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1759
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The critical review, or annals of literature
The merchant having called for supper, the landlord, as usual, kept him company ; and Rancour, without much entreaty, putting in for a third, •began to drink upon a new score. Their converfation turned mostly upon politics, taxes, and the ...
‎1776
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The Tragedy of Richard III, with the Landing of Earle ...
The broken rancour of your high-fwolne hates, But lately fplinterM, knit, and ioyn'd together, 125 Muft gently be preferu'd, cherifht. and kept : 119. dowdy- Princes) F2F . cloudy- -Princefs F . cloudy princes Qq et cet. hart-f or owing- Peeres~\ ...
William Shakespeare, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RANCOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rancour is used in the context of the following news items.
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NASS Resumption Will Be Devoid Of Rancour – Sen. Umaru
According to him, “We are all anxious for a rancour free resumption on Tuesday. We are all anxious to make President Muhammadu Buhari succeed. Even the ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Webber lifts the lid on Red Bull rancour
The former F1 star, now in WEC with Porsche, told ABC's Australian Story how he believed weak management at Red Bull ultimately led to the disintegration of ... «pitpass.com, Jun 15»
3
APC: Rancour in party over Gbajabiamila's House of Reps …
There was rancour among the elected lawmakers, with the supporters of Hon. Yakubu Dogara claiming total ignorance of the voting process. Published: 07.06. «Pulse Nigeria, Jun 15»
4
We Can Seek EU Reform Without Rancour, Mr Cameron
It is possible to seek reform in partnership and without rancour. Unfortunately, David Cameron's approach is more akin to demanding special treatment and ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
5
Preps Spotlight: Jack Britt's Creech, Pine Forest's Rancour top All …
Fayobserver.com is using Facebook Comments. You must have a Facebook account and be logged in to Facebook to post your comment below. Your comment ... «Fayetteville Observer, May 15»
6
Partisan rancour hits US bank bill
The launch of the most serious attempt at financial reform since the Dodd-Frank act quickly descended into partisan backbiting in Congress on Tuesday, ... «Financial Times, May 15»
7
Ngige denies rancour in APC over South-East interest
Reiterating that there was no rancour in their camp, Ngige said, “you can see we are a disciplined people in the South-East, forget about what people are saying ... «News24 Nigeria, May 15»
8
Netanyahu trying to dial down US-Israel rancour
Mr Obama, too, has signalled he wants to dial down the rancour. He sent Vice-President Joe Biden this month to speak at the Israeli embassy's Independence ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
9
Nigeria's president-elect faces poverty and rancour in oil-rich delta
The Aridolf hotel in Yenagoa is an unlikely monument to kitsch on a reclaimed swamp in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger delta. In the lobby, Louis XIV furniture is ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
10
Auto insurance rancour heats up
The rancour among personal injury lawyers and the insurance industry continues to heat up with both sides trading accusations over who's responsible for high ... «Law Times, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rancour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rancour>. Apr 2024 ».
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