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resentful

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re·sent·ful  (r-zntfl)
adj.
Full of, characterized by, or inclined to feel indignant ill will.

re·sentful·ly adv.
re·sentful·ness n.

resentful [rɪˈzɛntfʊl]
adj
feeling or characterized by resentment
resentfully  adv
resentfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.resentful - full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"
unresentful - not resentful; "completely unresentful and forgiving"

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 resentfullos observaba, con envidia y resentimiento
to be or feel resentful about/at sthestar resentido por algo
he felt resentful about his dismissalestaba resentido porque lo habían despedido
he was resentful at the way he had been treatedestaba 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 hertenía celos de su hermana, que era más inteligente que ella
to be resentful of sb's successtener envidia del éxito de algn
he still felt resentful towards her because she had rejected himtodavía 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, lookverärgert; (= jealous)voller Ressentiments (of gegen); to be resentful at or about or of something/of somebodyüber etw/jdn verärgert sein, sich über etw/jdn ärgern; to be resentful of somebody’s successjdm seinen Erfolg nicht gönnen; resentful of the criticisms levelled at himdie an ihm geübte Kritik übel nehmend; he felt resentful about her promotioner nahm es ihr übel, dass sie befördert worden war; to feel resentful toward(s) somebody for doing somethinges jdm übel nehmen, dass er/sie etc etw getan hat; he felt resentful toward(s) her for not inviting him to the partyer 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

resentful مُستاء zatrpklý forurettet verärgert χολωμένος resentido närkästynyt plein de ressentiment kivan risentito 憤慨した 분개하고 있는 verontwaardigd krenket dotknięty ressentido обиженный förbittrad ซึ่งไม่พอใจ içerlemiş đầy ghen ghét 怨恨的


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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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