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resentful [rɪˈzɛntfʊl] adj
feeling or characterized by resentment resentfully adv resentfulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
resentful adjective bitter, hurt, wounded, angry, offended, put out, jealous, choked, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), incensed, grudging, exasperated, aggrieved, indignant, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, miffed (informal), embittered, unforgiving, peeved (informal), in a huff, piqued, huffy, in high dudgeon, revengeful, huffish He turned away in a resentful silence. pleased, content, satisfied, flattered, gratified Translations resentful [rɪˈzentfʊl] ADJ [person] → resentido; [tone] → resentido, de resentimiento; [look, air] → de resentimiento he watched them, envious and resentful → los observaba, con envidia y resentimiento to be or feel resentful about/at sth → estar resentido por algo he felt resentful about his dismissal → estaba resentido porque lo habían despedido he was resentful at the way he had been treated → estaba resentido por la forma en que lo habían tratado to be or feel resentful of sb: she was resentful of her sister, who was cleverer than her → tenía celos de su hermana, que era más inteligente que ella to be resentful of sb's success → tener envidia del éxito de algn he still felt resentful towards her because she had rejected him → todavía estaba resentido con ella porque lo había rechazado resentful [rɪˈzɛntfʊl] adj [person, look, tone] → plein(e) de ressentiment to feel resentful towards sb → en vouloir à qn to feel resentful about sth → ressentir de l'amertume à propos de qch resentful adj person, look → verärgert; (= jealous) → voller Ressentiments (of gegen); to be resentful at or about or of something/of somebody → über etw/jdn verärgert sein, sich über etw/jdn ärgern; to be resentful of somebody’s success → jdm seinen Erfolg nicht gönnen; resentful of the criticisms levelled at him → die an ihm geübte Kritik übel nehmend; he felt resentful about her promotion → er nahm es ihr übel, dass sie befördert worden war; to feel resentful toward(s) somebody for doing something → es jdm übel nehmen, dass er/sie etc etw getan hat; he felt resentful toward(s) her for not inviting him to the party → er nahm es ihr übel, dass sie ihn nicht zu der Party eingeladen hatte resentful [rɪˈzɛntfʊl] adj (person) → pieno/a di risentimento; (tone) → risentito/a to be or feel resentful of sb → provare del risentimento per qn resentful [rɪˈzɛntfʊl] adj (person) → pieno/a di risentimento; (tone) → risentito/a to be or feel resentful of sb → provare del risentimento per qn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If her manners have so great an influence on my resentful heart, you may judge how much more strongly they operate on Mr. they cried with resentful voices, as if anticipating a rebellion against this plan by the men. The mottled, pin-headed guinea-hens, always resentful of captivity, ran screeching out into the tunnel and tried to poke their ugly, painted faces through the snow walls. |
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