Entry Word: resentment

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong <her resentment over not winning the spelling bee last year has nearly ruined her friendship with the eventual winner> — see grudge 1
2 a painful awareness of anotherʼs possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too <I donʼt have any resentment over my friendʼs luxurious house> — see envy
3 the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity <my resentment at being spoken to like Iʼm stupid> — see pique