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 Definitions of resentment  [ɪˈzɛnt mənt]  

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Definition of 'resentment' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) resentment
a feeling of displeasure or indignation at someone or something regarded as the cause of injury or insult; pique; irritation.

Etymology:  (1610–20)

Definition of 'resentment' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will


Definition of 'resentment' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) resentment
a feeling of anger when you think sth is unfair to you
I feel a lot of anger and resentment toward the man who attacked me.


Definition of 'resentment' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) resentment
the act of resenting

2. (noun) resentment
the state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression

3. (noun) resentment
in a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude

4. (noun) resentment
in a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced


Translation of 'resentment' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having or showing such a feeling of annoyance
She feels resentful that her sister married before she did.; He has a feeling of resentment against the police after the way he was treated by them.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kwalik neem Arabic flag Arabic: إسْتِياء، إمْتِعاض Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: възмущение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ressentimento Czech flag Czech: zášť, vztek German flag German: der Groll
Danish flag Danish: forurettelse; vrede Greek flag Greek: αγανάκτηση, πικρία Spanish flag Spanish: resentimiento
Estonian flag Estonian: vimm Farsi flag Farsi: رنجش؛ ناخشنودی Finnish flag Finnish: kauna
French flag French: ressentiment Hebrew flag Hebrew: תַרעוֹמֶת Hindi flag Hindi: क्रोध, नाराजगी, अप्रसन्नत
Croatian flag Croatian: kivnost, ogorčenost Hungarian flag Hungarian: neheztelés Indonesian flag Indonesian: kekesalan, kebencian
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gremja Italian flag Italian: risentimento Japanese flag Japanese: 恨み
Korean flag Korean: 분개 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pasipiktinimas, apmaudas Latvian flag Latvian: aizvainojums
Malay flag Malay: terganggu Dutch flag Dutch: wrok Norwegian flag Norwegian: sinne, harme, nag, uvilje
Polish flag Polish: uraza Persian flag Persian: رنجش؛ ناخشنودی Pashto flag Pashto: كركه، خوايدى، حپګان،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: ressentimento Romanian flag Romanian: resentiment Russian flag Russian: возмущение
Slovak flag Slovak: nenávisť, odpor Slovenian flag Slovenian: zamera Serbian flag Serbian: ljutnja
Swedish flag Swedish: harm, förbittring Thai flag Thai: ความไม่พอใจ Turkish flag Turkish: kızma
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不滿,憎惡 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: обурення; почуття образи Urdu flag Urdu: غصہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự oán giận Chinese flag Chinese: 不满

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