resentment
noun/rɪˈzentmənt/
/rɪˈzentmənt/
[uncountable, singular]- resentment (towards/against somebody) a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair
- to feel/harbour/bear resentment towards/against somebody
- She could not conceal the deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- He struggled to contain his resentment.
- I bore him no resentment.
- I felt great resentment at having to work such long hours.
- I felt no resentment towards/toward him.
- Inequality breeds resentment.
- Maggie was filled with resentment about her treatment.
- She felt all her old resentment flaring up.
- The measures fuelled resentment among students.
- You seem to be harbouring some resentment against your boss.
- the bitter resentment between the two brothers
- the growing resentment against foreigners
- their resentment towards each other
- He felt a flash of resentment towards Helen.
- Old grievances and resentments came to the surface.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- considerable
- deep
- …
- feel
- harbour/harbor
- hold
- …
- grow
- resentment about
- resentment over
- resentment against
- …
- a cause of resentment
- a source of resentment
- a feeling of resentment
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian risentimento or French ressentiment, from obsolete French resentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sentir ‘feel’ (from Latin sentire).Definitions on the go
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