el
masculine
/renˈkoɾ/
#3574 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
resentment, grudge
Word origin
From Late Latin rancor ('rancidness, grudge'), from rancere ('to be rancid'). The same root gives English 'rancour' and 'rancid'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rancor
- English cognates
- rancour, rancid
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrencores
Examples
ningún .
I hold no grudge against him for what happened.
.
Resentment only harms the person who feels it.
, .
After years, she finally left the resentment behind.
asusta.
He speaks with a bitterness that is frightening.
¿ ?
Do you still feel resentment towards her?
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