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rankled

/ˈræŋkəld/

Meanings
verb
To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

Examples :

"Even though he apologized, her classmate's rude comment rankled her for days. "
emotion mind attitude character sensation

Related Words

Illustration classmate

classmate noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/

A student who is in the same class at school.

"My classmate Sarah and I are working on a science project together. "

Illustration irritation

irritation noun

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

The act of irritating or annoying

"What irritation causes you to be so moody?"

Illustration deep

deep noun

/diːp/

(with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

"creatures of the deep"

Illustration comment

comment noun

/ˈkɒmɛnt/ /ˈkɑmɛnt/

A spoken or written remark.

"I have no comment on that."

Illustration bitterness

bitterness noun

/ˈbɪtənəs/

The quality of having a bitter taste.

"The lemon had a noticeable bitterness. "

Illustration cause

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

Illustration splinter

splinter noun

/ˈsplɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈsplɪntɚ/

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

"The carpenter carefully removed the splinter from his finger. "

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration flesh

flesh noun

/flɛʃ/

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

"My grandmother's flesh felt soft and warm when I hugged her. "

Illustration apologized

apologized verb

/əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪzd/ /əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪzd/

(often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends

"My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter."

Illustration fester

fester noun

/ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛstɚ/

A fistula.

"The fester on her arm finally broke open, revealing a deep wound. "

Illustration rankles

rankles verb

/ˈræŋkəlz/

To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

"Even after all these years, the memory of being unfairly blamed for the mistake still rankles him. "