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单词 resentful
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resentful

(rɪzentfʊl)
adjective
If you are resentful, you feel resentment.
At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job. [+ about]
He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.
Synonyms: bitter, hurt, wounded, angry More Synonyms of resentful
resentfully adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
For a moment she continued to look at him resentfully.

resentful in British English

(rɪˈzɛntfʊl)
adjective
feeling or characterized by resentment
Derived forms
resentfully (reˈsentfully)
adverb
resentfulness (reˈsentfulness)
noun

resentful in American English

(rɪˈzɛntfəl)
adjective
feeling or showing resentment
Derived forms
resentfully (reˈsentfully)
adverb
resentfulness (reˈsentfulness)
noun

Examples of 'resentful' in a sentence
resentful

You see a lot of mums there looking a bit resentful.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She senses this and feels resentful in return.
The Sun (2009)
You feel angry and resentful towards yourself and other people.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We have become resentful towards those with historic money and power.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was apparent he feels very resentful about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They can become resentful if they think their friends were handled harshly or unfairly.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How much time will you be able to give to your plants without feeling overwhelmed or resentful?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is an angry resentful mood against politics and politicians in many countries.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Some people have become bitter and resentful because of things that have happened to them.
Munro, Bill Dr. & Munro, Frances Beat Stress (1992)
 Feeling resentful is a waste of energy and leaves you feeling low.
The Sun (2010)
The whole affair left me angry and resentful.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She would get angry and resentful and aggressive if you tried to confront her about her problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Licence payers feel betrayed and resentful.
The Sun (2012)
Her mother's resentful feelings go back to childhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You'll only end up bitter and resentful.
The Sun (2013)
She looks resentful... he looks shifty.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Within they are seething, bitter and resentful.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It will make them bitter, resentful and more likely to offend.
The Sun (2011)
You will become bitter and resentful if he doesn't make major changes.
The Sun (2014)
Life is short, so feeling furious and resentful doesn't get you anywhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are likely to be sullen, resentful, and bitter the rest of their working lives.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
But the wider mood, while bitter and resentful, is stoic.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He used to return from them with a resentful, sombre look, as if his reflections had not been pleasant company for him.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Emily Fox-Seton (1901)

In other languages
resentful

British English: resentful /rɪˈzɛntfʊl/ ADJECTIVE
If you are resentful, you feel resentment.
I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job.
  • American English: resentful
  • Arabic: مُسْتاء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ressentido
  • Chinese: 怨恨的
  • Croatian: kivan
  • Czech: zatrpklý
  • Danish: forurettet
  • Dutch: verontwaardigd
  • European Spanish: resentido
  • Finnish: närkästynyt
  • French: plein de ressentiment
  • German: verärgert
  • Greek: χολωμένος
  • Italian: risentito
  • Japanese: 憤慨した
  • Korean: 분개하고 있는
  • Norwegian: krenket
  • Polish: dotknięty
  • European Portuguese: ressentido
  • Romanian: plin de antipatie
  • Russian: обиженный
  • Latin American Spanish: resentido
  • Swedish: förbittrad
  • Thai: ซึ่งไม่พอใจ
  • Turkish: içerlemiş
  • Ukrainian: обурений
  • Vietnamese: đầy ghen ghét

Chinese translation of 'resentful'

resentful

(rɪˈzɛntful)

adj

  1. 憎恨的 (zēnghèn de)
(adjective) 
He turned away in a resentful silence.
Synonyms
bitter
He is said to be very bitter about the way he was sacked.
hurt
He gave me a slightly hurt look.
wounded
angry
an angry rant
offended
She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks.
put out
jealous
I have never sought to make my readers jealous of my megastar lifestyle.
choked
pissed (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)
incensed
She was incensed at his lack of compassion.
grudging
exasperated
She was clearly exasperated by the delay.
aggrieved
indignant
She is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents.
pissed off (taboo, slang)
irate
He was so irate he almost threw me out of the place.
miffed (informal)
I was a bit miffed about that.
embittered
unforgiving
peeved (informal)
Susan couldn't help feeling a little peeved.
in a huff
She was in a huff about what I'd said.
piqued
huffy
He always seemed so angry or huffy.
in high dudgeon
revengeful
huffish
tooshie (Australian, slang)
Opposites
pleased
, content,
satisfied
,
flattered
,
gratified

Additional synonyms

in the sense of angry
Definition
feeling or expressing annoyance or rage
an angry rant
Synonyms
furious,
cross,
heated,
mad (informal),
raging,
provoked,
outraged,
annoyed,
passionate,
irritated,
raving,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
choked,
pissed (taboo, slang),
infuriated,
hot,
incensed,
enraged,
ranting,
exasperated,
irritable,
resentful,
nettled,
snappy,
indignant,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irate,
tumultuous,
displeased,
uptight (informal),
riled,
up in arms,
incandescent,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
antagonized,
waspish,
piqued,
hot under the collar (informal),
on the warpath,
hopping mad (informal),
foaming at the mouth,
choleric,
splenetic,
wrathful,
at daggers drawn,
in high dudgeon,
as black as thunder,
ireful,
fit to be tied (slang),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang),
aerated
in the sense of exasperated
She was clearly exasperated by the delay.
Synonyms
irritated,
cross,
annoyed,
infuriated,
incensed,
enraged,
galled,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
mad (informal),
irate,
riled (informal),
up in arms,
peeved (informal)
in the sense of huffy
He always seemed so angry or huffy.
Synonyms
sulky,
irritable,
moody,
short,
cross,
angry,
offended,
choked,
crabbed,
disgruntled,
resentful,
edgy,
crusty,
snappy,
grumpy,
sullen,
touchy,
curt,
surly,
moping,
petulant,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
waspish,
querulous,
shirty (slang, British),
peevish,
crotchety (informal),
pettish,
tooshie (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
resentful

  • resemblance
  • resemble
  • resent
  • resentful
  • resentment
  • reservation
  • reserve

Synonyms of 'resentful'

resentful

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of hurt
Definition
injured or pained
He gave me a slightly hurt look.
Synonyms
upset,
pained,
injured,
wounded,
sad,
crushed,
offended,
aggrieved,
miffed (informal),
rueful,
piqued,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of in a huff
She was in a huff about what I'd said.
Synonyms
offended,
hurt,
angered,
provoked,
annoyed,
put out (informal),
hacked (off) (US, slang),
exasperated,
sulking (informal),
nettled,
vexed,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
miffed (informal),
irked,
riled,
peeved,
piqued,
in high dudgeon
in the sense of incensed
She was incensed at his lack of compassion.
Synonyms
angry,
mad (informal),
furious,
cross,
fuming,
choked,
pissed (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
infuriated,
enraged,
maddened,
exasperated,
indignant,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irate,
up in arms,
incandescent,
steamed up (slang),
hot under the collar (informal),
on the warpath (informal),
wrathful,
ireful (literary),
fit to be tied (slang),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of indignant
Definition
feeling or showing indignation
She is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents.
Synonyms
resentful,
angry,
mad (informal),
heated,
provoked,
furious,
annoyed,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
sore (informal),
fuming (informal),
choked,
incensed,
disgruntled,
exasperated,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irate,
livid (informal),
seeing red (informal),
miffed (informal),
riled,
up in arms (informal),
peeved (informal),
in a huff,
hot under the collar (informal),
huffy (informal),
wrathful,
narked (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
in high dudgeon,
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of irate
Definition
very angry
He was so irate he almost threw me out of the place.
Synonyms
angry,
cross,
furious,
angered,
mad (informal),
provoked,
annoyed,
irritated,
fuming (informal),
choked,
pissed (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
infuriated,
incensed,
enraged,
worked up,
exasperated,
indignant,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
livid,
riled,
up in arms,
incandescent,
hacked off (informal),
piqued,
hot under the collar (informal),
wrathful,
fit to be tied (slang),
as black as thunder,
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang)
in the sense of jealous
Definition
envious
I have never sought to make my readers jealous of my megastar lifestyle.
Synonyms
envious,
grudging,
resentful,
begrudging,
green,
intolerant,
green-eyed,
invidious,
green with envy,
desirous,
covetous,
emulous
in the sense of miffed
Definition
offended or upset
I was a bit miffed about that.
Synonyms
upset,
hurt,
annoyed,
offended,
irritated,
put out,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
pissed (US, slang),
resentful,
nettled,
aggrieved,
vexed,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
displeased,
irked,
in a huff,
piqued,
narked (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of offended
She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks.
Synonyms
upset,
pained,
hurt,
bothered,
disturbed,
distressed,
outraged,
stung,
put out (informal),
grieved,
disgruntled,
agitated,
ruffled,
resentful,
affronted,
miffed (informal),
displeased,
in a huff,
piqued,
huffy,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of peeved
Susan couldn't help feeling a little peeved.
Synonyms
irritated,
upset,
annoyed,
put out,
hacked off (informal),
sore,
pissed (US, slang),
galled,
exasperated,
nettled,
vexed,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irked,
riled,
piqued,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of revengeful
Synonyms
vengeful,
bitter,
malicious,
resentful,
malignant,
merciless,
vindictive,
unforgiving,
implacable,
malevolent,
spiteful,
pitiless,
unmerciful
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