When his advances were rebuffed, he attempted to allay his rankled ego by publicly undermining her intelligence.
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Rankled
Synonyms for "rankled" (40 found)
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5 entriesaffective attributeemotion verbemotional statemood descriptortransitive verb
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11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesrankled by policyrankled by scandalrankled egorankled emotionsrankled feelingsrankled insultsrankled memoryrankled reputationrankled resentment
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2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Still deep in her heart rankled the judgment of Paris and the injustice of her scorned beauty, and the hated race, and the honors of kidnapped Ganymede.
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