resentment

Resentment is a feeling of anger due to a real or imagined injury or offense.

(noun)

An example of resentment is how someone may feel about illegal immigrants working, while they are unemployed.

See resentment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a feeling of displeasure and indignation, from a sense of being injured or offended

Origin: Fr ressentiment: see resent

See resentment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Indignation or ill will felt as a result of a real or imagined grievance. See Synonyms at anger.

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