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# rancour

noun (rancour — UK; rancor — US; uncountable)

«rancour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Bitter, deep anger or hatred that lasts a long time after someone has hurt you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and history, old quarrels leave rancour between families or countries. In ethics and church lessons, forgiving means letting go of rancour. Phrase: «without rancour» means calmly, without bitterness.

### Examples

- There was no rancour between the two friends after the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x1)
- The old feud left a lot of rancour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x2)
- She spoke without rancour about the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x3)
- Rancour between the countries lasted for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x4)
- Forgiveness can wash away rancour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x5)
- Toad bore no rancour once his friends had saved Toad Hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «rancour», not «a rancour». Spelling UK rancour, US rancor; adjective rancorous (no «u» in either). Similar: resentment, bitterness, spite.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rancour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rancour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rancour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rancour.html) on Mova free.