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resentment definition

re·sent·ment (-mənt)

noun

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

Etymology: Fr ressentiment: see resent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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