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• n  a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

• The election campaign generated a lot of heat and rancor.
• The notes of rancor were distressing because the new bill is intended to symbolize the commitment of all to gender equality.
• It is more important to have good neighborly relations than belligerence and rancor.

• resentment
• bitterness
• gall
• rancour

News & Articles

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• Dispute halts Texas LULAC elections
  Delegates to the Texas LULAC convention, which has been marred by infighting and rancor in the past, were unable to conclude elections for state officers Sunday, officials and members confirmed Tuesday. Arguments over the disqualification of a candidate for state director ended with some delegates ordered to leave a conference room at the Marriott Rivercenter. For one of the most important civil ...
  June 11, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News

Quotes

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• John McCain in MiamiHerald.com
  That has to end, McCain said, because "the constant partisan rancor that stops us from solving these problems isn't a cause, it's a symptom."
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Forbes
  At a time when the tone in Washington is so often defined by partisanship and rancor, Senator Warner has always risen above the fray,Clinton said.