resentful
/ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/
resentful adjective: inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
Adjective
resentful (comparative more resentful, superlative most resentful)
- Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
- Synonyms:
- unforgiving, spiteful, rancorous, acrimonious
- Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
- ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27
- Is it serving Hashem to be machmir and resentful, rather than adhere to the letter of the law and be relaxed and happy?2008 July 16, Jessie Fischbein, “Being Machmir”, in The Jewish Star
- Synonyms:
- bitter, embittered
resentful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
resentful in Hindi
- resentful
- क्रोधित krodhit
resentful in Tamil
- கசப்புணர்வு, வருந்துணர்வு
resentful in Malayalam
- അവഹേളനത്തിൽ ദ്വേഷമുളള, വെറുക്കുന്ന, മുൻകോപമുളള, നീരസമുളള
resentful in Kannada
- ಮುನಿದ, ಸಿಟ್ಟುಗೊಂಡ, ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಂಡಿರುವ, ಕೋಪತಳೆದಿರುವ
Examples of resentful in a sentence
- His resentful attitude only made matters worse during the custody proceedings.
- A secret-police or Mukhabarat type, bored and resentful and hard to shake.
- He claimed that her grip was so strong on him that he was resentful.
Synonyms of resentful
Forms of resentful
| comparative | more resentful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most resentful |
Origin of resentful
From resent + -ful.
Words formed from resentful
Questions about resentful
- What does resentful mean?
- Resentful means inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
- What is resentful in Hindi?
- Resentful in Hindi is क्रोधित (krodhit). See Resentful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is resentful?
- Resentful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce resentful?
- Resentful is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/.
Words near resentful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: resentful (page history and authors); क्रोधित (Hindi) (page history and authors); resentful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resentful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resentful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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