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Synonyms for resentment
rɪˈzɛnt məntre·sent·ment
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
resentment
Displeasure is the mildest and most general word. Choler and ire, now rare except in poetic or highly rhetorical language, denote a still, and the latter a persistent, anger. Temper used alone in the sense of anger is colloquial, tho we may correctly say a hot temper, a fiery temper, etc. Passion, tho a word of far wider application, may, in the singular, be employed to denote anger; "did put me in a towering passion,"
Shakespeare Hamlet act v, sc. 2. Anger is violent and vindictive emotion, which is sharp, sudden, and, like all violent passions, necessarily brief. Resentment (a feeling back or feeling over again) is persistent, the bitter brooding over injuries. Exasperation, a roughening, is a hot, superficial intensity of anger, demanding instant expression. Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence. Anger is personal and usually selfish, aroused by real or supposed wrong to oneself, and directed specifically and intensely against the person who is viewed as blameworthy. Indignation is impersonal and unselfish displeasure at unworthy acts (Latin indigna), i. e., at wrong as wrong. Pure indignation is not followed by regret, and needs no repentance; it is also more self-controlled than anger. Anger is commonly a sin; indignation is often a duty. Wrath is deep and perhaps vengeful displeasure, as when the people of Nazareth were "filled with wrath" at the plain words of Jesus (Luke iv, 28); it may, however, simply express the culmination of righteous indignation without malice in a pure being; as, the wrath of God. Impatience, fretfulness, irritation, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, and vexation express the slighter forms of anger. Irritation, petulance, and vexation are temporary and for immediate cause. Fretfulness, pettishness, and peevishness are chronic states finding in any petty matter an occasion for their exercise. Compare ACRIMONY; ENMITY; HATRED.Synonyms:
anger, animosity, choler, displeasure, exasperation, fretfulness, fury, impatience, indignation, ire, irritation, offense, passion, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, rage, temper, vexation, wrathAntonyms:
amiability, charity, forbearance, gentleness, leniency, lenity, long-suffering, love, mildness, patience, peace, peaceableness, peacefulness, self-control, self-restraintPreposition:
Anger at the insult prompted the reply. Anger toward the offender exaggerates the offense.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
resentment
Synonyms:
anger, ire, indignation, animosityAntonyms:
calmness, acquiescence, toleration, mildness, endurance, forgiveness
Princeton's WordNet
resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancournoun
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Synonyms:
acrimony, bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, freshness, insolence, rancor, bile, thorniness, tartness, acerbity, cheekiness, impertinence, gall, jaundice, crust, bitter
Dictionary of English Synonymes
resentmentnoun
Synonyms:
indignation, anger, choler, ire, wrath, displeasure, grudge, heart-burning
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
resentmentnoun
Synonyms:
dudgeon, umbrage, displeasure, grudge
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "resentment":
bitterness, dissatisfaction, rancour, discontent, grudge, displeasure, indignation, exasperation, animosity, anger, antipathy
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4973 | passion | |
#7144 | offense | |
#7314 | anger | |
#8658 | rage | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#12585 | fury | |
#15411 | wrath | |
#16276 | crust | |
#18131 | irritation | |
#18711 | ire | |
#19215 | temper | |
#21252 | gall | |
#22031 | bile | |
#25242 | freshness | |
#27532 | resentment | |
#27687 | dissatisfaction | |
#29904 | bitterness | |
#32033 | grudge | |
#32460 | discontent | |
#36621 | indignation | |
#42439 | jaundice | |
#44334 | impatience | |
#48141 | displeasure | |
#48768 | animosity | |
#69948 | insolence | |
#78152 | antipathy | |
#87389 | exasperation | |
#98936 | rancor | |
#100265 | vexation | |
#114709 | acrimony | |
#120619 | impudence | |
#159655 | impertinence | |
#191997 | petulance | |
#209511 | tartness | |
#211476 | rancour | |
#311899 | choler |
How to use resentment in a sentence?
Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
There is really nobody who does not want to see China held to account for the political coverup attempt, which slowed down international awareness and allowed the virus to spread. There is a resentment around the world, but I think you would be hard pressed to find a political leader in The United States or Europe who does not believe this anti-China push by The Trump administration is an entirely a political move. They are trying to deflect blame for the catastrophic incompetence of The Trump administration.
Sometimes, an affair is a result of an opportunity that comes at a moment of resentment, of instability in the marriage, or at a time when the cheating partner is feeling like they need an ego boost, however, afterwards, the cheater realizes they feel worse because they have violated their own implicit vow to be faithful, and the guilt usually forces them to confess.
Steps that generate suspicion, sow doubts, or create resentment between communities who have just begun to build a fragile foundation of trust could undermine reconciliation.
Translations for resentment
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- استياءArabic
- Abneigung, Missgunst, RessentimentGerman
- αγανάκτηση, δυσαρέσκεια, κακοφανισμόςGreek
- resentimientoSpanish
- pahameel, meelepahaEstonian
- mielipaha, närkästysFinnish
- rancune, agacement, ressentimentFrench
- नाराज़गीHindi
- neheztelésHungarian
- risentimentoItalian
- 憤慨, 憤懣, 憤りJapanese
- 원망Korean
- ناڕهزاییKurdish
- iraLatin
- hīkaka, hūngeingeiMāori
- misnøyeNorwegian
- misnoegenDutch
- ressentimentoPortuguese
- resentimentRomanian
- возмущение, негодованиеRussian
- индигнација, resantiman, indignacija, ресантиман, negodovanje, resentiman, негодовање, ресентиманSerbo-Croatian
- சீற்றமாகTamil
- kinTurkish
- 怨恨Chinese
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