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resentment
[ri-zent-muhnt]
noun
the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
Other Word Forms
- self-resentment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of resentment1
Example Sentences
Current and former inmates said in interviews that Maxwell appeared to receive unusually favorable treatment at times, sparking resentment from other inmates.
Their bitter resentment of the U.S. shocked me.
The other strand from the Smithsonian’s past—the bone rooms and racial condescension—inspired an antipathy toward any association with such notions and a resentment toward the presumptions of traditional museums.
The resentment against Leahy was so strong that it took 13 years for him to be voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
A difficult co-worker, she’s not only in everybody’s private business but she seethes with resentment when her customers defect to her colleagues.
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