/ ˈræŋkl; NAmE / verb
rankle (with sb) if sth such as an event or a remark rankles , it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time :
[ v ]
Her comments still rankled.
His decision to sell the land still rankled with her.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French rancler , from rancle , draoncle festering sore, from an alteration of medieval Latin dracunculus , diminutive of draco serpent.