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Rancour vs Venom - What's the difference?

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Rancour is a related term of venom.


As nouns the difference between rancour and venom

is that rancour is while venom is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.

As a verb venom is

to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

rancour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
  • , chapter=4, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}} ----

    venom

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia venom) (en noun)
  • A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
  • * Milton
  • Hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
  • (figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
  • * Shakespeare
  • the venom of such looks

    Derived terms

    * nonvenomous * venomous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
  • Venomed vengeance. — Shakespeare.
    ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (head)
  • poison, venom
  • See also

    * venen * venod