rancour vs grievance
grievance vs rancourrancour and grievance both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rancour | Yes | No | No | No |
| grievance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
grievance is a hyponym of
rancour; that is, grievance is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rancour:
- rancour: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- grievance: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Other hyponyms of rancour include
heartburning, huffishness, sulkiness, grudge, score, enviousness, envy.
| rancour (noun) | grievance (noun) |
|---|---|
| a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action |
| an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice | |
| a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation |
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