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as in grudges
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
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as in frustrations
the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid
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Recent Examples of resentments
After more than a decade of bro-ing our resentments into demographics, the time has come to bury the construction, maybe forever.
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
This one asks us to release what the Leo Full Moon revealed is no longer sustainable, especially around power, control, emotional attachments, and unspoken resentments.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026
This kind of transparency builds safety and keeps small issues from snowballing into resentments.
—Molly Burrets, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
March is always madness, but this month intensifies matters as Mars activates your relationship zone (between March 2 and April 9), bringing complexities, buried desires and unspoken resentments to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Williams mixes country, blues, folk music, and rock into an album that channels today’s angst as well as resentments as old as class struggle itself.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Friends who explicitly discuss communication preferences, emotional support styles and boundaries report greater trust and fewer resentments over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Her rejection of liberal dogma had tapped into resentments that were quietly simmering among business leaders.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
This one asks us to release what the Leo Full Moon revealed is no longer sustainable, especially around power, control, emotional attachments, and unspoken resentments.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026
This kind of transparency builds safety and keeps small issues from snowballing into resentments.
—Molly Burrets, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
March is always madness, but this month intensifies matters as Mars activates your relationship zone (between March 2 and April 9), bringing complexities, buried desires and unspoken resentments to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Williams mixes country, blues, folk music, and rock into an album that channels today’s angst as well as resentments as old as class struggle itself.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Friends who explicitly discuss communication preferences, emotional support styles and boundaries report greater trust and fewer resentments over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Her rejection of liberal dogma had tapped into resentments that were quietly simmering among business leaders.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentments
Noun
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The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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As far as grudges go, this one runs dangerously deep.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since October, residents along the Interstate 77 corridor have expressed frustrations with the North Carolina Department of Transportation plans, which at one point included removing homes from historically Black neighborhoods.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Community responds with skepticism, disdain Online, Austinites voiced their frustrations with the club’s pattern of financial setbacks.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Yet a right to petition means little if grievances are acknowledged but not meaningfully addressed.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Send Help, now in theaters, Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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The trick here is to turn those irritations into something else, like memories.—
Barton Goldsmith,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are several health risks that can occur from moldy showers like allergic reactions, respiratory illnesses, and other irritations.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Resentments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentments. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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