Rankism
/ˈræənkˌɪzəm/
noun
1.
discriminination against people on the grounds of rank
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[rang-kuh l] /ˈræŋ kəl/ verb (used without object), rankled, rankling. 1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful. verb (used with object), rankled, rankling. 2. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague’s harsh criticism rankled him for days. /ˈræŋkəl/ […]
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[rang-kuh l] /ˈræŋ kəl/ verb (used without object), rankled, rankling. 1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful. verb (used with object), rankled, rankling. 2. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague’s harsh criticism rankled him for days. /ˈræŋkəl/ […]
- Rankles
[rang-kuh l] /ˈræŋ kəl/ verb (used without object), rankled, rankling. 1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful. verb (used with object), rankled, rankling. 2. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague’s harsh criticism rankled him for days. /ˈræŋkəl/ […]
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[rang-kuh l] /ˈræŋ kəl/ verb (used without object), rankled, rankling. 1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful. verb (used with object), rankled, rankling. 2. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague’s harsh criticism rankled him for days. /ˈræŋkəl/ […]
- Rankless
[rangk] /ræŋk/ noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 2. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 3. high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank. 4. […]