anger, bitterness, or ill will
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•sent•ment /rɪˈzɛntmənt/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a feeling of displeasure or anger because of an insult or other wrong: [uncountable]felt growing resentment.[countable]many resentments.
re•sent•ment
(ri zent′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
- French ressentiment, Middle French resentiment, equivalent. to resenti(r) to resent + -ment -ment
- 1610–20
- dudgeon, pique, irritation, envy, jealousy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
'resentment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boston Massacre
- Strawson
- aggrieved
- amiss
- anger
- angry
- badly
- begrudgery
- bitter
- blind
- blood
- bridle
- complain
- complaint
- craw
- cross
- dudgeon
- envy
- fester
- forgive
- gall
- gorge
- grievance
- grudge
- hackles
- hard feeling
- hateful
- huff
- incite
- indignation
- invidious
- jaundice
- jaundiced
- jealous
- jealousy
- malevolence
- malicious mischief
- nourish
- offence
- offense
- outrage
- pained
- pique
- pocket
- rancor
- rankle
- rear
- red-faced
- resentful
- ressentiment