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Rankle

//ˈɹæŋ.kəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer. rare

    "To this the Prince appeared to acquiesce; but I saw it did not please, and left a rankle in his mind."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony. intransitive, transitive

    "My colleague's gratuitous criticism still rankles with me."

  2. 2
    gnaw into; make resentful or angry wordnet
  3. 3
    To fester. intransitive

    "a splinter rankles in the flesh"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).

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