rancor
- noun (n)
Meaning: bitterness, hatefulness
Synonyms:
acerbity
acrimony
animosity
animus
antagonism
antipathy
aversion
bad blood
bile
dudgeon
enmity
grudge
hardness of heart
harshness
hate
hatred
hostility
ill feeling
ill will
malevolence
malice
malignity
mordacity
pique
resentfulness
resentment
retaliation
revengefulness
ruthlessness
spite
spitefulness
spleen
umbrage
uncharitableness
unfriendliness
variance
vengeance
vengefulness
venom
vindictiveness
virulence
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