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resentment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of resentment

1 a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
  • If you continue to harbor resentment toward your father, you'll never be able to move on with your life.
Synonyms of resentment

grievance, grudge, score
Words Related to resentment

condemnation

offense (or offence), umbrage

complaint

dudgeon, huff, peeve, pique

despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, rancor
2 a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
  • I don't have any resentment over my friend's luxurious house.
Synonyms of resentment

covetousness, enviousness, envy, invidiousness, jealousy
Words Related to resentment

animosity, enmity, hatred, ill will

malice, maliciousness, spitefulness
Near Antonyms of resentment

benevolence, goodwill, kindness, sympathy
3 the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
  • my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid
Synonyms of resentment

dudgeon, huff, miff, offense (or offence), peeve, pique, umbrage
Words Related to resentment

aggravation, anger, annoyance, bother, discomfort, exasperation, frustration, irritation, vexation

agitation, angriness, displeasure, distress, disturbance, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, upset

dander, temper

fit, pouts, sulk(s), tantrum, tizzy

affront, barb, brickbat, dig, indignity, insult, put-down, slap, slight, slur
Near Antonyms of resentment

satisfaction

appeasement, mollification, pacification

contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure

Synonym Discussion of resentment

offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. offense implies hurt displeasure.
    • takes deep offense at racial slurs
resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will.
    • harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother
umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives.
    • took umbrage at the offer of advice
pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity.
    • in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation
dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation.
    • stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon
huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause.
    • in a huff he slammed the door

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