resentment

noun

re·sent·ment ri-ˈzent-mənt

Synonyms of resentment next

: a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury

Choose the Right Synonym for 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

Examples of resentment in a Sentence

She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband. He's filled with resentment at his boss. He expressed his resentment of the new policies.

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Despite their sharp policy differences, both parties are responding to American workers’ resentment and frustration with decades of feeling left behind by the modern economy. —

Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Elliot Page translates vitality and promise as the young teen, while a blood-freezing Catherine Keener is the sinister embodiment of resentment and cruelty. —

Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Still, fair or not, there’s a mounting resentment among young (or young-er) Hollywood. —

Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 That festering resentment erupted when Trump visited Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria slammed into the island as a powerful Category 4 storm in 2017. —

Danica Coto, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resentment