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resentiment

Syllables: re·sen·ti·ment/ɹɪˈzɛn.ti.mənt/

resentiment noun: feeling or sense of anything; the state of being deeply affected by anything. Also the obsolete form of resentment.

Noun

resentiment (plural resentiments)

  1. Feeling or sense of anything; the state of being deeply affected by anything.

Also used as

resentiment is also the obsolete form of resentment.

Forms of resentiment

pluralresentiments

Origin of resentiment

From French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). Doublet of resentment and ressentiment.

Questions about resentiment

What does resentiment mean?
Resentiment means feeling or sense of anything; the state of being deeply affected by anything.
What part of speech is resentiment?
Resentiment is a noun.
How do you pronounce resentiment?
Resentiment is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɛn.ti.mənt/.
What is the plural of resentiment?
The plural of resentiment is resentiments.

Words near resentiment in the dictionary

  1. resentest
  2. resenteth
  3. resentful
  4. resentfully
  5. resentfulness
  6. resentiment
  7. resentiments
  8. resenting
  9. resentingly
  10. resentive
  11. resentment

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