rancour

rancour [ RANG-ker ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	bitter ill-will or resentment; malice
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The feeling of rancour with which India and Pakistan confronted each other on the cricket field is now no more thanks to regular cricketing exchanges between them.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The BBC's Nick Bryant in Perth says much of the rancour of the past 10 days - when Singh was charged with racism and Australian captain Ricky Ponting's men were criticised for bad sportsmanship and a certain ugliness in victory - is gone.