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resentment

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rĭ-zĕntʹmənt
  • /ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grudge, rancor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Satisfaction; gratitude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hostility, enmity, ill will

Narrower terms: heartburning, sulkiness, huffishness, grudge, score, grievance, envy, enviousness

History

Etymology

From resent + -ment, after Middle French and French ressentiment (in Old French as recentement), from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir via Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). Compare Italian risentimento, Portuguese ressentimento, and Spanish resentimiento. Doublet of resentiment and ressentiment, the former attested slightly earlier.

Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مرارة — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Bulgarian: възмущение (vǎzmuštenie) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Catalan: ressentiment — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Catalan: rancor — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Catalan: tírria — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Catalan: indignació — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Chamicuro: suchi — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憤慨 /愤慨 (fènkǎi) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不滿 /不满 (bùmǎn) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Czech: vztek — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Czech: zlost — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Czech: dopal — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Danish: harme — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Danish: fortørnelse — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Danish: vrede — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Dutch: misnoegen — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Dutch: wrok — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Esperanto: rankoro — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Estonian: pahameel — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Estonian: meelepaha — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Finnish: närkästys — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Finnish: mielipaha — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • French: ressentiment — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • French: agacement — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • French: rancune — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • German: Ressentiment — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • German: Groll — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Greek: δυσαρέσκεια (dysaréskeia) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Greek: αγανάκτηση (aganáktisi) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Greek: κακοφανισμός (kakofanismós) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: रोष (roṣ) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: नाराज़गी (nārāzgī) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: आक्रोश (ākroś) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: अप्रसन्नता (aprasannatā) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: अमर्ष (amarṣ) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: रंजिश (rañjiś) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: मनोमालिन्य (manomālinya) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: कुढ़न (kuṛhan) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hindi: मनमुटाव (manmuṭāv) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Hungarian: neheztelés — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Icelandic: gremja — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Icelandic: gremjublandin vanþóknun — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Icelandic: biturð — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Ido: rankoro — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Ido: indigno — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Japanese: 恨み (urami) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Japanese: 憤慨 (fungai) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Japanese: 憤り (ikidōri) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Japanese: 憤懣 (funman) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Korean: 원망 (wonmang) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Central Kurdish: ناڕەزایی (narrezayî) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Macedonian: негоду́вање (negodúvanje) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Macedonian: ого́рченост (ogórčenost) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Māori: hūngeingei — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Māori: hīkaka — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Māori: hūneinei — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: эгдүүцэл (egdüücel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: зэвүүцэл (zevüücel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: дургүйцэл (durgüjcel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: ᠡᠭᠳᠡᠭᠦᠴᠡᠯ (egdegüčel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠪᠡᠭᠦᠴᠡᠯ (ǰibegüčel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Mongolian: ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠭᠦᠶᠢᠴᠡᠯ (duraɣüyičel) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: misnøye — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Polish: resentyment — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Polish: ansa — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Portuguese: ressentimento — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Romanian: resentiment — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Russian: негодова́ние (negodovánije) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Russian: возмуще́ние (vozmuščénije) — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: ресантиман — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: ресентиман — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: индигнација — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: негодовање — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: resantiman — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: resentiman — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: indignacija — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Serbo-Croatian: negodovanje — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: resentimiento — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: animadversión — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: animosidad — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: rencor — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: tirria — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Spanish: indignación — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Swedish: harm — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Thai: ความขุ่นเคือง — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Thai: ความไม่พอใจ — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Turkish: dargınlık — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Turkish: burukluk — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.
  • Vietnamese: giận — anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.