Rancour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæŋkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaŋkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaŋkə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæŋkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bitterness resentment gall rancor

Word Forms

resent	verb	feel bitter or indignant about
bitter	adjective	proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
gall	verb	irritate or vex
rancorous	adjective	showing deep-seated resentment; - Aldous Huxley

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Groll

ein Gefühl tiefer und bitterer Wut und Abneigung

🇫🇷French

rancune

un sentiment de colère et de mauvaise volonté profonde et amère

🇪🇸Spanish

rencor

un sentimiento de ira y mala voluntad profunda y amarga

🇮🇹Italian

rancore

un sentimento di rabbia profonda e amara e di ostilità

🇳🇱Dutch

wrok

een gevoel van diepe en bittere woede en kwade wil

🇵🇹Portuguese

rancor

um sentimento de raiva profunda e amarga e má vontade

🇷🇺Russian

злоба

чувство глубокого и горького гнева и недоброжелательности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विद्वेष

गहरे और कड़वे क्रोध और दुर्भावना की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্বেষ

গভীর এবং তিক্ত ক্রোধ এবং খারাপ ইচ্ছার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

ஆழ்ந்த மற்றும் கசப்பான கோபம் மற்றும் தவறான விருப்பத்தின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపము

లోతైన మరియు చేదు కోపం మరియు చెడు సంకల్పం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

राग

खोल आणि कडू राग आणि दुर्बुद्धीची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વેષ

ઊંડો અને કડવો ગુસ્સો અને અનિચ્છા ની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗೆತನ

ಆಳವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಕಹಿ ಕೋಪ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക

അഗാധവും കയ്പേറിയതുമായ കോപത്തിൻ്റെയും മോശമായ ഇച്ഛയുടെയും ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਡੂੰਘੇ ਅਤੇ ਕੌੜੇ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغض

گہرے اور تلخ غصے اور بے حسی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冤仇

一种深深而痛苦的愤怒和恶意的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

恨み

深くて苦しい怒りと悪意の感情

🇰🇷Korean

사무친 한

깊고 쓰라린 분노와 악의의 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thù hận

một cảm giác giận dữ và ác ý sâu sắc và cay đắng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเคียดแค้น

ความรู้สึกโกรธแค้นและเจตนาร้ายอย่างลึกซึ้งและขมขื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

dendam

perasaan marah dan niat buruk yang mendalam dan pahit

🇵🇭Filipino

sama ng loob

isang pakiramdam ng malalim at mapait na galit at masamang kalooban

🇲🇾Malay

dendam

perasaan kemarahan yang mendalam dan pahit serta niat jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقد

شعور بالغضب العميق والمرير وسوء النية

🇮🇷Persian

کینه توزی

احساس خشم و بدخواهی عمیق و تلخ

🇹🇷Turkish

kin

derin ve acı bir öfke ve kötü niyet hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂנאָה

תחושה של כעס עמוק ומר וחוסר רצון

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