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Noun
A feeling of enmity between two entities; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.
(obsolete) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
Verb
(transitive) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to excite to anger.