wrok — meaning in English

English meaning

• choler noun Another word for yellow bile.
• grudge noun A long-held feeling of resentment or ill will toward someone, usually because of a past wrong.
• jaundice noun A medical condition causing yellowing of the skin and eyes, usually due to liver problems.
• rancor noun A deep, lasting bitterness or resentment toward someone, often from a perceived wrong.
• resentment noun A bitter, lingering anger caused by feeling wronged or treated unfairly.
• spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.

Senses

wrok is used for these senses in English:

• choler Anger or irritability.
• grudge (countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
• jaundice (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]
• rancor (American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
• resentment Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
• ressentiment (chiefly, philosophy, social, _, psychology) a sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent. [from 19th c.]
• spite Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

choler — full definition

1. noun Another word for yellow bile.
2. noun A feeling of anger or being easily annoyed.

grudge — full definition

1. noun A long-held feeling of resentment or ill will toward someone, usually because of a past wrong.
2. verb To be reluctant to give or allow something.

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