rankling
81virulence — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acid, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acrimony, acuteness, amperage, animality, animosity, animus, antagonism, armipotence, asperity, astringency, atrocity, authority, bad blood, balefulness, banefulness,… …
82hate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Intense dislike Nouns 1. hate, hatred, abhorrence, loathing; disaffection, disfavor; alienation, estrangement, coolness; enmity, hostility, animosity, resentment; spite, despite, bad blood; malice (see… …
83nettlesome — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. irritating, annoying, aggravating, vexatious, vexing, disturbing, perturbing, irksome, rankling, thorny. ANT.: pleasing, delightful, relieving II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Troubling the nerves or peace of …
84Malevolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Malevolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 malevolence malevolence Sgm: N 1 bad intent bad intent bad intention Sgm: N 1 unkindness unkindness diskindness Sgm: N 1 ill nature ill nature ill will ill blood …
85rankle — (v.) early 14c., from O.Fr. rancler, from draoncle abscess, festering sore, from L. dracunculus little snake, dim. of draco serpent, dragon (see DRAGON (Cf. dragon)). The notion is of an ulcer caused by a snake s bite. Related: Rankled; rankling …
86rankle — [[t]ræ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] rankles, rankling, rankled VERB If an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong. They paid him only ₤10 for it and it really rankled... [V with n] Britain …
87animosity — n. Malignity, virulence, bitterness, rancor, hostility, hatred, hate, enmity, grudge, rankling, spleen, ill will, heart burning, violent hatred, active enmity, persistent hostility …
88bitterness — n. 1. Bitter taste, acridity, acridness. 2. Intensity, poignancy, grievousness, severity. 3. Spleen, gall, rankling, rancor, heart burning, animosity, hatred, malice, malignity, spite, enmity, ill will, bad blood. 4. Asperity, acerbity, severity …
89heart-burning — n. 1. Grudge, envy, resentment, spleen, gall, rankling, animosity, secret enmity. 2. Sense of wrong, suppressed anger, feeling of injury, inward pain, dissatisfaction, discontent, unhappiness …
90venom — n. 1. Poison (naturally secreted by certain animals), virus. 2. Malignity, maliciousness, malice, spite, spitefulness, gall, rancor, rankling, grudge, bitterness, acerbity, acrimony, malevolence, hate, ill will, virulence …
