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resentful

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unforgiving, spiteful, rancorous, acrimonious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bitter, embittered

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • resentful at the way he was treated
  • a sullen resentful attitude

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unresentful

History

Etymology

From resent + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: крыўдлі́вы (krywdlívy) — inclined to resent
  • Belarusian: злапо́мны (zlapómny) — inclined to resent
  • Belarusian: злапа́мятны (zlapámjatny) — inclined to resent
  • Bulgarian: обидчив (obidčiv) — inclined to resent
  • Finnish: herkästi pahastuva — inclined to resent
  • Finnish: herkkähipiäinen — inclined to resent
  • French: rancunier — inclined to resent
  • French: rancuneux — inclined to resent
  • Greek: μνησίκακος (mnisíkakos) — inclined to resent
  • Italian: rancoroso — inclined to resent
  • Māori: mānatunatu — inclined to resent
  • Māori: hūngeingei — inclined to resent
  • Māori: whakamauāhara — inclined to resent
  • Polish: obrażalski — inclined to resent
  • Russian: оби́дчивый (obídčivyj) — inclined to resent
  • Russian: злопа́мятный (zlopámjatnyj) — inclined to resent
  • Spanish: resentido — inclined to resent
  • Ukrainian: ура́зливий (urázlyvyj) — inclined to resent
  • Ukrainian: уразли́вий (urazlývyj) — inclined to resent
  • Ukrainian: образли́вий (obrazlývyj) — inclined to resent
  • Ukrainian: злопа́м'ятний (zlopámʺjatnyj) — inclined to resent
  • Ukrainian: злопа́м'ятливий (zlopámʺjatlyvyj) — inclined to resent
  • Belarusian: пакры́ўджаны (pakrýwdžany) — full of resentment
  • Belarusian: абу́раны (abúrany) — full of resentment
  • Bulgarian: възмутен (vǎzmuten) — full of resentment
  • Bulgarian: обиден (obiden) — full of resentment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不滿 /不满 (bùmǎn) — full of resentment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憤慨的 /愤慨的 (fènkǎi de) — full of resentment
  • Czech: rozhořčený — full of resentment
  • Czech: naštvaný — full of resentment
  • Czech: dopálený — full of resentment
  • Czech: popuzený — full of resentment
  • Finnish: kaunainen — full of resentment
  • Finnish: katkera — full of resentment
  • Finnish: närkästynyt — full of resentment
  • Finnish: pahoillaan — full of resentment
  • Finnish: harmistunut — full of resentment
  • French: indigné — full of resentment
  • German: empört — full of resentment
  • German: verärgert — full of resentment
  • German: ärgert — full of resentment
  • Irish: doicheallach — full of resentment
  • Irish: múisiamach — full of resentment
  • Japanese: 憤慨した (fungai shita) — full of resentment
  • Māori: mānatunatu — full of resentment
  • Māori: hūngeingei — full of resentment
  • Portuguese: ressentido — full of resentment
  • Russian: возмущённый (vozmuščónnyj) — full of resentment
  • Russian: оби́женный (obížennyj) — full of resentment
  • Russian: негоду́ющий (negodújuščij) — full of resentment
  • Spanish: resentido — full of resentment
  • Ukrainian: обра́жений (obráženyj) — full of resentment
  • Ukrainian: обу́рений (obúrenyj) — full of resentment