festerings
Infections growing worse
Festerings are wounds or grievances that have been left to rot and worsen.
The word emphasizes prolonged neglect—physical sores that haven't healed, or resentments that have grown more toxic over time: The festerings of old grudges poisoned their relationship.
Less commonly, festerings can refer to the discharge from infected wounds.
Bodily tissue damage
- soresOpen skin wounds
- abscessesPus-filled infected cavities
- ulcersErosive internal sores
- pustulesPus-filled skin lesions
lesions · sepsis · pus · inflammation · gangrene · necrosis · boils · carbuncles
Persistent ill will
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
spite · rancor · hostility · brooding · smoldering · seething · discontent · malice
wounds
Bodily tissue damage
pustules · lesions · sepsis · pus · inflammation · gangrene · necrosis · boils · carbuncles · suppuration
grudges
Persistent ill will
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
hatred · spite · rancor · hostility · brooding · smoldering · seething · discontent · malice · enmity
festeringshealings
Restorations to wellness
recoveries · knittings · closings · regenerations · restorations
festeringshealings
Restorations to wellness
resolutions · reconciliations · clearings · dissipations · catharses
festeringsresolutions
Formal decisions or pledges
improvements · rectifications · ameliorations · fixings · solutions
- festering woundInfected, pus-filled injury