resentful.

Harboring anger or bitterness over a perceived wrong.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• resentful silence
• resentful toward someone

On the page

He grew resentful of decisions made without consultation.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more resentful; superlative most resentful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.