Word

rankle, v.
(rankled, rankles, rankling)

gnaw into; make resentful or angry
<verb.emotion>

eat into fret grate rankle

"The injustice rankled her"
"his resentment festered"

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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hypernym