Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɹɪˈzɛntmənt/
Noun
resentment
- A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation.
- 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3
- Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
- 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3
- (obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
- He retains vivid resentments of the more solid morality.
- It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.
- (obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude
- 1651, The Council Book
- The Council taking notice of the many good services performed by Mr. John Milton […] have thought fit to declare their resentment and good acceptance of the same.
- 1651, The Council Book
- French: ressentiment, agacement, rancune
- German: Ressentiment, Abneigung, Missgunst, Ärger, Groll, Feindseligkeit, Unmut, Verbitterung, Verstimmung, Verachtung
- Portuguese: ressentimento
- Russian: негодова́ние
- Spanish: resentimiento, animadversión
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