rankle

Verb
  1. Gnaw into;
    Make resentful or angry (synset 201777746)
    "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
    is a type of: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    same as: eat into, fret, grate

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