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resentment

(rɪzentmənt)
Word forms: plural resentments
uncountable noun
Resentment is bitterness and anger that someone feels about something.
She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker. [+ at]
But the problems of inflation and unemployment still cause a lot of resentment.
Synonyms: bitterness, indignation, ill feeling, ill will More Synonyms of resentment

resentment in British English

(rɪˈzɛntmənt)
noun
anger, bitterness, or ill will

resentment in American English

(rɪˈzɛntmənt)
noun
a feeling of displeasure and indignation, from a sense of being injured or offended
SIMILAR WORDS:  ofˈfense
Word origin
Fr ressentiment: see resend verb transitive

Examples of 'resentment' in a sentence
resentment

There is no bitterness or resentment towards him from any of the family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's full of anger and resentment against staff and some guys saw their chance.
The Sun (2016)
He is not one of those who looks back in anger or resentment, feeling that he was swallowed up by an elite club academy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is not hard to see why resentment still lingers between the teams.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The resentment caused is compounded by branding those concerned about this as bigots.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These experiences left him unusually free of bitterness or resentment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The contrast is causing increasing resentment in the social sector.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My mother went through a hostile divorce nine years ago and is sunk in bitterness and resentment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All the bitterness and resentment has gone.
The Sun (2009)
She now sees that she turned inwards her resentment and anger at what this process had demanded of her.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This caused resentment from scallop fishermen who had tried to fish responsibly around the reefs and felt they had been betrayed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is no resentment or bitterness.
The Sun (2011)
She is full of bitterness and resentment and is seemingly unaware of just how hurtful she is to my siblings and me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the face of any indiscretion, anger and resentment are always better than accommodation.
Christianity Today (2000)
That might cause some resentment - and so it should.
The Sun (2008)
Indeed it may be useful to think through whether these two young women are holding on to anger and resentment from their mother leaving.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I allowed my anger and resentment at her leaving to build up.
The Sun (2015)
I shied away from the anger, the resentment that built up inside me.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
Two of his five brothers were badly wounded, though, and this caused lasting resentment.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Past hurts and grievances, if they are hung onto, eat away inside and also cause resentment.
MacIntyre, Anne M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)
You say are also under financial pressure given your husband's unemployment, which is stressful and causes resentment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He always put what was going on here first, and that did cause resentment from my mum because it took up so much of his time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other cases, once the elder of the two becomes infirm, the difference in age may cause resentments.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Quotations

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seenCardinal NewmanApologia pro Vita Sua

In other languages
resentment

British English: resentment NOUN
Resentment is bitterness and anger that someone feels about something.
This has created bitter resentment among the population.
  • American English: resentment
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ressentimento
  • Chinese: 怨恨
  • European Spanish: resentimiento
  • French: ressentiment
  • German: Verbitterung
  • Italian: risentimento
  • Japanese: 恨み
  • Korean: 분함
  • European Portuguese: ressentimento
  • Latin American Spanish: resentimiento

Chinese translation of 'resentment'

resentment

(rɪˈzɛntmənt)

n (c/u)

  1. 憎恨 (zēnghèn)
(noun) 
Rigid policing can only feed resentment and undermine confidence.
Synonyms
bitterness
I still feel bitterness and anger.
indignation
No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation.
ill feeling
He bears no ill feeling towards you.
ill will
He didn't bear anyone any ill will.
hurt
anger
He cried with anger and frustration.
rage
The people are full of fear and rage.
fury
She screamed, her face distorted with fury.
irritation
For the first time he felt irritation at her methods.
grudge
It was an accident and I bear him no grudge.
wrath
His action incurred the wrath of animal rights activists.
malice
There was no malice on his part.
animosity
There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.
huff
ire
Their ire was directed mainly at the two instigators.
displeasure
displeasure at the slow pace of change
pique
In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.
rancour
`That's too bad,' he said without rancour.
bad blood
There is, it seems, some bad blood between them.
umbrage
vexation
He kicked the broken machine in vexation.
gall
all gall and wormwood
chip on your shoulder (informal)

Quotation

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen [Cardinal Newman – Apologia pro Vita Sua]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anger
Definition
a feeling of extreme annoyance or displeasure
He cried with anger and frustration.
Synonyms
rage,
passion,
outrage,
temper,
fury,
resentment,
irritation,
wrath,
indignation,
annoyance,
agitation,
ire,
antagonism,
displeasure,
exasperation,
irritability,
spleen,
pique,
ill temper,
vehemence,
vexation,
high dudgeon,
ill humour,
choler,
be on your back (slang)
in the sense of animosity
Definition
a powerful dislike or hostility
There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.
Synonyms
hostility,
hate,
hatred,
resentment,
bitterness,
malice,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
acrimony,
rancour,
bad blood,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence,
virulence,
malignity
in the sense of bad blood
There is, it seems, some bad blood between them.
Synonyms
hostility,
anger,
offence,
resentment,
bitterness,
animosity,
antagonism,
enmity,
bad feeling,
rancour,
ill feeling,
hard feelings,
ill will,
animus,
dudgeon (archaic),
disgruntlement,
chip on your shoulder

Synonyms of 'resentment'

resentment

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of displeasure
displeasure at the slow pace of change
Synonyms
annoyance,
anger,
resentment,
irritation,
offence,
dislike,
wrath,
dissatisfaction,
disapproval,
indignation,
distaste,
pique,
vexation,
disgruntlement,
disfavour,
disapprobation
in the sense of fury
Definition
violent anger
She screamed, her face distorted with fury.
Synonyms
anger,
passion,
rage,
madness (informal),
frenzy,
wrath,
ire,
red mist (informal),
impetuosity
in the sense of gall
Definition
a feeling of great bitterness
all gall and wormwood
Synonyms
bitterness,
spite,
resentment,
hostility,
malice,
animosity,
venom,
bile,
antipathy,
spleen,
enmity,
acrimony,
rancour,
bad blood,
animus,
malevolence,
sourness,
malignity
in the sense of grudge
Definition
a persistent feeling of resentment against a person who has caused harm or upset
It was an accident and I bear him no grudge.
Synonyms
resentment,
bitterness,
grievance,
malice,
hate,
spite,
dislike,
animosity,
aversion,
venom,
antipathy,
enmity,
rancour,
hard feelings,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence
in the sense of ill feeling
He bears no ill feeling towards you.
Synonyms
hostility,
resentment,
bitterness,
offence,
indignation,
animosity,
antagonism,
enmity,
rancour,
bad blood,
hard feelings,
ill will,
animus,
dudgeon (archaic),
chip on your shoulder
in the sense of ill will
Definition
unkind feeling
He didn't bear anyone any ill will.
Synonyms
hostility,
spite,
dislike,
hatred,
envy,
resentment,
grudge,
malice,
animosity,
aversion,
venom,
antagonism,
antipathy,
enmity,
acrimony,
rancour,
bad blood,
hard feelings,
animus,
malevolence,
unfriendliness
in the sense of indignation
Definition
anger aroused by something felt to be unfair or wrong
No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation.
Synonyms
resentment,
anger,
rage,
fury,
wrath,
ire (literary),
exasperation,
pique,
umbrage,
righteous anger
in the sense of ire
Definition
anger
Their ire was directed mainly at the two instigators.
Synonyms
anger,
rage,
fury,
wrath,
passion,
indignation,
annoyance,
displeasure,
exasperation,
choler
in the sense of irritation
For the first time he felt irritation at her methods.
Synonyms
annoyance,
anger,
fury,
resentment,
wrath,
gall,
indignation,
impatience,
displeasure,
exasperation,
chagrin,
pique,
irritability,
ill temper,
shortness,
vexation,
ill humour,
testiness,
crossness,
snappiness,
infuriation
in the sense of malice
Definition
the desire to do harm or cause mischief to others
There was no malice on his part.
Synonyms
spite,
animosity,
enmity,
hate,
hatred,
bitterness,
venom,
spleen,
rancour,
bad blood,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence,
vindictiveness,
evil intent,
malignity,
spitefulness,
vengefulness,
maliciousness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of pique
Definition
a feeling of resentment or irritation, such as from hurt pride
In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.
Synonyms
resentment,
offence,
irritation,
annoyance,
huff,
displeasure,
umbrage,
hurt feelings,
vexation,
wounded pride,
miff (informal)
in the sense of rage
Definition
intense anger or passion
The people are full of fear and rage.
Synonyms
anger,
violence,
passion,
obsession,
madness,
raving,
wrath,
mania,
agitation,
ire,
vehemence,
high dudgeon
in the sense of rancour
Definition
deep bitter hate
`That's too bad,' he said without rancour.
Synonyms
hatred,
hate,
spite,
hostility,
resentment,
bitterness,
grudge,
malice,
animosity,
venom,
antipathy,
spleen,
enmity,
ill feeling,
bad blood,
ill will,
animus,
malevolence,
malignity,
chip on your shoulder (informal),
resentfulness
in the sense of vexation
He kicked the broken machine in vexation.
Synonyms
annoyance,
frustration,
irritation,
dissatisfaction,
displeasure,
exasperation,
chagrin,
pique,
aggravation (informal)
in the sense of wrath
Definition
intense anger
His action incurred the wrath of animal rights activists.
Synonyms
anger,
passion,
rage,
temper,
fury,
resentment,
irritation,
indignation,
ire,
displeasure,
exasperation,
choler
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