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resentment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour |
| Type of | ill will, hostility, enmity |
| Has types | grievance, grudge, heartburning, huffishness, score, sulkiness, enviousness, envy |
| Derivation | resent |
Examples of resentment
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If they learn differently, there is going to be tremendous anger and resentment.
From the bloomberg.com
Its longtime support of Mubarak has created deep resentment among his opponents.
From the sacbee.com
When people have been repetitively traumatized, anger and resentment accumulate.
From the theepochtimes.com
While a reassuring luxury to soldiers, it engendered resentment from the locals.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Soviet resentment at the ingratitude of the client regime is matched in America.
From the economist.com
I had to extinguish a fiery resentment that I carried for years about my father.
From the timesunion.com
There are other signs that overseas resentment of the burger giant has softened.
From the time.com
Is there any resentment from your British fans for your jumping across the pond?
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Will teammates laugh it off, or simmer in resentment at the resulting side show?
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- A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- (resent) feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
- (resent) begrudge: wish ill or allow unwillingly
- Resentment can be triggered by an emotionally disturbing experience felt again or relived in the mind. When the person feeling resentment is directing the emotion at themself it appears as remorse.
- "Resentment" is a song written by Walter W. Millsap III, Candice Nelson and Curtis Mayfield and originally performed by Victoria Beckham. It is an emotive ballad whose lyrics detail a situation where a woman feels hurt and anger that her man lied and cheated on her...
- A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation
- (resent) To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts); To feel resentment; To be sensible of; to feel; In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction; In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at; To give ...
- With repeated rebuff, and repeated issues coming up, both developers and users will inevitably develop resentment. Signs of this are users saying, "IT just isn't listening to us" and developers saying "Those users cannot make up their minds."
- Feelings of ill will that we hold for others usually as a result of some perceived harm they have done us. In recovery, we cannot afford to harbor resentments because they corrode our lives and can lead us back to alcohol. ...
