Synonyms

resentful

American

[ri-zent-fuhl] / rɪˈzɛnt fəl /

adjective

full of or marked by resentment.

Other Word Forms

resentfully adverb
resentfulness noun
unresentful adjective
unresentfully adverb
unresentfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of resentful

First recorded in 1645–55; resent + -ful

Example Sentences

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I find that I am increasingly resentful that he refuses to help me any more financially.

From MarketWatch

He tried hard to be a better dad as he got older, and I decided to stop being resentful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Eyman draws a picture of “an increasingly resentful child . . . dragged through a succession of cow towns and surrogate fathers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The novel relates the partly autobiographical story of Charley Klein, who is raised in community housing in the Bronx, N.Y., in the 1930s by an overworked mother and a resentful, invalid father.

From The Wall Street Journal

The abrupt shift left Harvey resentful and disenfranchised.

From Los Angeles Times

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