Meaning & Definition of Resentment in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: A feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, or person regarded as causing injury or insult.

  Example Sentence: She felt a deep resentment towards her coworker for taking credit for her ideas.

• Definition: The state of being resentful.

  Example Sentence: His lingering resentment over the promotion he didn't receive affected his work performance.

Etymology

Origin: From French 'ressentiment', from the verb 'ressentir', meaning 'to feel again'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• hold a resentment: to keep feelings of anger or injustice in one's heart.
• nourish resentment: to allow feelings of resentment to grow stronger.
• resentment builds up: over time, negative feelings increase, often leading to conflict.

Translations

• Spanish: resentimiento

• French: ressentiment

• German: Groll

• Russian: негодование

Related Words

• resent: to feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance.

• grievance: a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest.

Slang Meanings of resentment

• Meaning: bitterness

  Example Sentence: He didn't just have resentment; he had bitterness about the entire situation.

• Meaning: holding a grudge

  Example Sentence: She is really just holding a grudge about what happened last year.