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resentment

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re·sent·ment  (r-zntmnt)
n.
Indignation or ill will felt as a result of a real or imagined grievance. See Synonyms at anger.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resentmentresentment - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
ill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
heartburning - intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"
huffishness, sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentment
grievance, grudge, score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
enviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

resentment
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Spanish resentment [rɪˈzɛntmənt] nresentimiento
French resentment [rɪˈzɛntmənt] resent nressentiment m
German resentment [rɪˈzɛntmənt] resent nVerbitterung f
Italian resentment [rɪˈzɛntmənt] nrisentimento

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This being done he was able to dissemble his resentment with a sign of affection, and the earth was his and the fulness thereof.
Sometimes I surprise a look in her eyes that seems to show resentment and dislike--it goes so quickly--but I've seen it, I'm sure of that.
The celebrated Pericles, in compliance with the resentment of a prostitute,[1] at the expense of much of the blood and treasure of his countrymen, attacked, vanquished, and destroyed the city of the SAMNIANS.
 
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