resentment.

Anger or bitterness arising from feeling wronged, slighted, or unfairly treated.

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Words that belong together

• concealed resentment
• lasting resentment

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Resentment gave the courteous reply a weight its words could not explain.

He noticed his resentment before he admitted what expectation had produced it.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.