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resentment

/ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/noun3 syllables

Resentment means: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.

Synonyms for resentment6

noun, as in a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour

also used for resentment

grudge, grievance

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What does resentment mean?1

noun

1

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with resentment?1

three syllables

contentment
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Resentment in a sentence

  • Resentment is like drinking poison, and then hoping it will kill your enemy.patgfisher
  • For that reason, his resentment and jealousy made him really ill.lucasmg123
  • He felt a resentment against his uncle for taking him in.unknown
  • My wife harbors a deep-seated resentment toward her father.darinmex
  • Resentment is like drinking a poison and waiting for the other person to die.unknown
  • I struggled with feelings of resentment towards him.Nuel
  • The causes are firstly rooted in deep-seated resentment.swolesuki
  • When he saw us filming and came over to pour out his resentment.Amastan

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Forms of resentment

as a noun

plural
resentments