resentment
Syllables: re·sent·ment/ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/
resentment noun: anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
Noun
resentment (countable and uncountable, plural resentments)
- Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
- 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.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter III, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 19
- Younger [Customs] examiners, who, perhaps, have not yet acquired the intuition resulting from years of experience, seem partly responsible for the closer examination of incoming luggage. Not only is this closer scrutiny arousing feelings of resentment among passengers, but it is causing serious...1951 November, “Delays to Boat Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 719
- The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
- It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC
- In my mind it is a ſign of a great deal of natural Integrity and inbred Nobleneſs of ſpirit, that maugre [in spite of] the heavineſs of his Complexion that thus ſtrongly bears him dovvn from apprehending ſo concerning Metaphyſicall Truths, yet he retains ſo vivid reſentments of the more sſolid...1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The First Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His...
- Satisfaction; gratitude.
- 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
resentment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
resentment in Hindi
- anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
- रोष roṣ, नाराज़गी nārāzgī, आक्रोश ākroś, अप्रसन्नता aprasannatā, अमर्ष amarṣ, रंजिश rañjiś
resentment in Tamil
- சினம்
resentment in Marathi
- resentment, hatred, loathing
- घृणा ghruṇā
- resentment
- नाराजी nārājī, संताप santāp
resentment in Urdu
- آزردگی, ناپسندی
More languagesFewer languages
- resentment in Telugu
- క్రోధము krōdhamu
- resentment in Malayalam
- ചൊരുക്ക് corukkŭ, നീരസം nīrasaṁ
- resentment in Kannada
- ಪದರು, ಕೆಕ್ಕಸ, ಮುನಿಸು
- resentment in Punjabi
- ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ
- resentment in Arabic
- مرارة
- resentment in Thai
- ความขุ่นเคือง, ความไม่พอใจ
- resentment in Vietnamese
- giận
Examples of resentment in a sentence
- My resentment and anger towards you caused hostility and a division between us.
- The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment.
- Some of her father's ways still triggered flutters of that old burning resentment in her. She spoke of him with a flutter of her bitterness that others could sense.
Synonyms of resentment
Forms of resentment
| plural | resentments |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | resentiment |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ressentiment |
Origin of resentment
From resent + -ment, after Middle French and French ressentiment (in Old French as recentement), from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir via Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). Compare Italian risentimento, Portuguese ressentimento, and Spanish resentimiento. Doublet of resentiment and ressentiment, the former attested slightly earlier.
Words formed from resentment
Questions about resentment
- What does resentment mean?
- Resentment means anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
- What is resentment in Hindi?
- Resentment in Hindi is रोष (roṣ), नाराज़गी (nārāzgī), आक्रोश (ākroś). See Resentment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is resentment?
- Resentment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce resentment?
- Resentment is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/.
- What is the plural of resentment?
- The plural of resentment is resentments.
Words near resentment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resentment (page history and authors); resentment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); घृणा (Marathi) (page history and authors); resentment (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); క్రోధము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ചൊരുക്ക് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); resentment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resentment (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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