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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.
Synonyms:jealousy,envy,irritation,pic,dudgeon
Other Words From
- self-re·sentmentnoun
Word History and Origins
Origin ofresentment1
Example Sentences
The HHS statement serves as rhetorical camouflage, designed to ignite fatigue and resentment among voters who want to “move on.”
Now he's so filled with resentment and bile about people seeing through his lies and attempting to hold him accountable that he's lost the thread.
The decision on winter fuel payments still causes resentment, and new plans for immigration coming in a white paper later in the spring are likely to be controversial too.
To his critics, he is allergic to rival tall poppies and has a long history of provoking simmering resentments and colossal bust ups.
There’s no side-eye, no resentment, no “Yankee go home” — just genuine, wholehearted gratitude.
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