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
resentment Synonyms
resentment
n.
Antonyms
resentment Usage Examples
Converse of object
- arouse: But in Austria, any effort to promote an honest review of the country's wartime history still arouses violent resentment.
- simmer: Hollingsworth's anger was matched by Lis Howell's simmering resentment toward her one-time masters at GMTV.
- harbor: And free societies are peaceful societies, and freedom will be the cure for those who harbor deep resentment and hatred in their heart.
- provoke: Increasingly, Richard's dependence on a group of favorites provoked resentment.
Preposition: at
Adjective modifier
- abreactive: The dark night of the soul in mysticism is just a prolonged spell of abreactive resentment or bitterness.
- latent: Finally there is the latent resentment that the US is clearly held to a much stricter standard in matters like these.
- bitter: The haunting finale of Beautiful Eyes is a prime example with its subtle undercurrent of bitter resentment being a parting shot.
- widespread: Lando relates the furor caused by the reading to widespread resentment of Buckingham.
- deep: The construction of regional lists for the 1999 European elections caused deep resentment.
Modifies a noun
phase: Finally we have the steady state of detachment when the contents of the excitement and the resentment phases no longer interest us.
Noun used with modifier
- burning: Nevertheless we will continue to express our burning resentment of unlawful imprisonment without trial under a tough prison regime.
- breed: However there is also comment that any monitoring of academic hours would reduce trust and breed resentment.
- cause: The privileged position of the protestant Church of Ireland in a predominantly catholic country did cause resentment.
- class: The royal families have rubbed salt in their middle classes resentment by engaging in excesses of conspicuous consumption.
Possessives
fan: And a Spurs fan's resentment of Arsenal means that London should be split up?
Preposition: of
people: He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way.
Browse dictionary entries near resentment
- ‹ resentful
- ‹ resent
- ‹ resend
- ‹ resemble
- ‹ resemblance
- ‹ reseda
- ‹ resectoscope
- ‹ resection
- ‹ resect
- ‹ reseau
- reserpine ›
- reservation ›
- reserve ›
- reserve bank ›
- reserve clause ›
- reserve requirements ›
- reserved ›
- reserved point ›
- reserves ›
- reservist ›

