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Resentment — (also called rancour, or ranklement) is an emotion of anger or bitterness felt repeatedly, as a result of a real, or imagined, wrong done. Robert C. Solomon, a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, places… … Wikipedia
Resentment — Re*sent ment ( ment), n. [F. ressentiment.] 1. The act of resenting. [1913 Webster] 2. 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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resentment — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. ressentiment (16c.), from ressentir (see RESENT (Cf. resent)). Ridicule often parries resentment, but resentment never yet parried ridicule. [Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations ] … Etymology dictionary
resentment — I noun acrimony, affront, anger, animosity, animus, antagonism, bile, bitterness, choler, dander, disaffection, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, dudgeon, enmity, envy, fury, gall, grudge, hatred, huff, ill will, indignation, ira, ire,… … Law dictionary
resentment — *offense, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff Analogous words: rancor, animus, animosity, antipathy, antagonism (see ENMITY): ill will, spite, *malice, malignity, malignancy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
resentment — [n] hate, anger acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, choler, cynicism, displeasure, dudgeon, exacerbation, exasperation, fog, fury, grudge, huff, hurt, ill feeling, ill will, indignation, ire,… … New thesaurus
resentment — ► NOUN ▪ bitterness; indignation … English terms dictionary
resentment — [ri zent′mənt] n. [Fr ressentiment: see RESENT] a feeling of displeasure and indignation, from a sense of being injured or offended SYN. OFFENSE … English World dictionary
resentment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, deep seated, great, lingering, seething, smouldering/smoldering ▪ growing … Collocations dictionary
resentment — n. 1) to arouse, stir up resentment 2) to bear, feel, harbor resentment 3) to express, voice resentment 4) bitter, deep, profound, sullen resentment 5) resentment about; against; at, towards 6) resentment that + clause (they felt resentment that… … Combinatory dictionary
Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
