Rankle vs. Ranklement — What's the Difference?

To cause persistent irritation or resentment

The state of being rankled; resentment

To feel or express irritation or resentment about something

To become sore or inflamed; fester

To cause (someone) to feel irritated or resentful

To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

(intransitive) To fester.

(rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.

To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; - used literally and figuratively.

To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore; - used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom.

To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.

Gnaw into; make resentful or angry;