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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The national blindness to the depth of Moro resentment has led Philippine politicians and policymakers to treat Moros as wayward children who can be set right through minor concessions, or if those fail, through force. —

Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Cherry titrates Dylan’s outie with notes of resignation and resentment, and Turturro bolsters outside Irv — a lonely artist — with genial warmth. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025 The killing revealed many Americans’ resentment and even rage about insurance companies. —

Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025 There’s another option, which members such as Gates are pushing for: another candidate steps forward who is acceptable to the state GOP but free of the resentment that now swirls around Cook, though other experts say that gets less likely as the vote approaches. —

Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for resentment