RESENTMENT meaning: Bitter indignation at having been wronged

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General (25 matching dictionaries)

resentment: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
resentment: Merriam-Webster
resentment: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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Resentment, resentment: Wordnik
resentment: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
resentment: Wiktionary
resentment: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
resentment: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
resentment: Infoplease Dictionary
Resentment, resentment: Dictionary.com
resentment: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Resentment (Kesha song), Resentment (Victoria Beckham song), Resentment (song), Resentment: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Resentment: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
resentment: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
resentment: Rhymezone
Resentment: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
resentment: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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resentment: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ noun:  Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude

Opposite:

appreciation, contentment, satisfaction, admiration, gratitude

Types:

envy, bitterness, anger, grudge, animosity, spite, malice, hostility, more...

Phrases:

Politics of resentment, stiffen with resentment, feeling of resentment, ranking resentment or ill will, with resentment, more...

Adjectives:

deep, bitter, much, popular, personal, great, strong, public, considerable, widespread, fierce

Colors:

dark green, maroon, charcoal, olive, burgundy, more...

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