resentful
adjective
re·sent·ful
ri-ˈzent-fəl 
1
: full of resentment : inclined to resent
felt resentful of her success
2
: caused or marked by resentment
resentful anger
resentfulness
noun
Examples of resentful in a Sentence
She is resentful about being demoted.
She gave me a resentful glare.
a resentful letter to the editor
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The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Forgive yourself for being irritable, resentful and sometimes wishing your caregiving responsibilities were over.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Dillingham did not grow resentful toward Finch for the lack of playing time.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Russians, who were resentful of Western efforts to freeze them out over Ukraine, have toned down their anti-American rhetoric.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Forgive yourself for being irritable, resentful and sometimes wishing your caregiving responsibilities were over.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Dillingham did not grow resentful toward Finch for the lack of playing time.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Russians, who were resentful of Western efforts to freeze them out over Ukraine, have toned down their anti-American rhetoric.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resentful
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resentful. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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resentful
adjective
re·sent·ful
ri-ˈzent-fəl
1
: full of resentment
felt resentful of her success
2
: caused or marked by resentment
a resentful reply to a letter
resentfulness
noun
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