4
rancour
4
scorn(noun, bitterness, aggravation, venom)
4
sharpness(noun, acerbity, acidity, mordancy)
4
soreness(noun, resentment)
4
umbrage(noun, hurt, passion, rise, dispute)
4
vexation(noun, hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
acidity(noun, sharpness, poison, bane, toxin)
3
antipathy(noun, speech, anger, violence, opposition)
3
balefulness
3
choler(noun, hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
churlishness(noun, speech, sharpness, bitterness, spite)
3
dudgeon(noun, hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
edge
3
embitterment(noun, state, quality, hurt, passion)
3
exacerbation(noun, hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
fatal
3
fierceness
3
force
3
fury(noun, hurt, passion, rise, rage)
3
harmfulness
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