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ranklement

ranklement noun: the state of being rankled; resentment.

Noun

ranklement (uncountable)

  1. The state of being rankled; resentment
    • His little sister, Louisa, six months his junior, was, however, allowed to go to the market, and this was a source of great ranklement to the boy […]1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, page 34 (2001 Perennial Edition)

Origin of ranklement

From rankle + -ment.

Questions about ranklement

What does ranklement mean?
Ranklement means the state of being rankled; resentment.
What part of speech is ranklement?
Ranklement is a noun.

Words near ranklement in the dictionary

  1. rankists
  2. rankit
  3. rankits
  4. rankle
  5. rankled
  6. ranklement
  7. rankles
  8. rankless
  9. ranklessness
  10. rankleth
  11. rankling

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