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单词 resentments
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resentment

noun

re·​sent·​ment ri-ˈzent-mənt How to pronounce resentment (audio)
: a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury

Synonyms

  • down [chiefly British]
  • grievance
  • grudge
  • score
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Example Sentences

She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband. He's filled with resentment at his boss. He expressed his resentment of the new policies.
Recent Examples on the Web The last several years of remote work has blurred the lines of the usual work-life balance, leading to a build up of resentment with every after-hours email or Slack message. Mariah Espada, Time, 9 Sep. 2022 But there was also a noticeable wave of resentment from people who paid off their student loans in the past. Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 The Harvard and North Carolina cases now give the court the opportunity to rid the country once and for all of an unfair practice that leaves only a heightened sense of resentment in its wake. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 If anything, one of the things that drove me to education was a level of resentment towards adolescent apathy and the ways in which adults and adolescents alike greenlight mean-spirited behavior like bullying. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2022 Jonathan Metzl’s 2019 book, Dying of Whiteness, documents how the politics of racial resentment harms white Americans while progressive policies are smeared as radical Black takeovers. Anthony Conwright, The New Republic, 30 May 2022 In a fit of resentment, the girl tears up her neighbor’s marigolds, but later recognizes the moment as a turning point from blind innocence to maturity and compassion. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Cruz’s questions connected to two other themes that motivate many Republican voters — racial resentment and anger at liberal elites. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 On May 30, 1921, a spark ignited racial resentment into terrible violence. The Week Staff, The Week, 13 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

resentment

noun

re·​sent·​ment ri-ˈzent-mənt How to pronounce resentment (audio)
: a feeling of angry displeasure at a real or imagined wrong, insult, or injury

resentments

noun

plural of resentment
1
as in grudges
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong if you continue to harbor resentment toward your father, you'll never be able to move on with your life

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • grudges
  • grievances
  • hostilities
  • scores
  • animosities
  • downs
  • antagonisms
  • condemnations
  • enmities
  • malices
  • antipathies
  • complaints
  • spites
  • spleens
  • umbrages
  • offences
  • rancors
  • offenses
  • malevolences
  • peeves
  • piques
  • dudgeons
  • venoms
  • despites
  • huffs
2
as in frustrations
the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • frustrations
  • angers
  • indignations
  • huffs
  • exasperations
  • irritations
  • displeasures
  • offences
  • griefs
  • agitations
  • outrages
  • peeves
  • annoyances
  • offenses
  • piques
  • discomforts
  • indignities
  • umbrages
  • dudgeons
  • perturbations
  • miffs
  • upsets
  • aggravations
  • vexations
  • slights
  • insults
  • ires
  • distresses
  • disturbances
  • tantrums
  • tempers
  • affronts
  • sulks
  • barbs
  • slurs
  • pets
  • danders
  • botherations
  • digs
  • brickbats
  • pouts
  • tizzies
  • fits
  • bothers
  • put-downs
  • slaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfactions
  • pleasures
  • gratifications
  • contentments
  • appeasements
  • delights
  • mollifications
  • pacifications
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