resentment

English

Etymology

From French ressentiment, from ressentir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈzɛntmənt/

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• Hyphenation: re‧sent‧ment

Noun

resentment (countable and uncountable, plural resentments)

1. Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
   • 2102 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     “I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappointment perpetually lingering just under the surface of their relationship.

   • 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3

     Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.

2. (obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
   • 1688, Henry More, The Divine Dialogues

     He retains so vivid resentments of the more solid morality.

   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.

3. (obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude
   • 1651, The Council Book

     The Council taking notice of the many good services performed by Mr. John Milton […] have thought fit to declare their resentment and good acceptance of the same.

Translations

anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation.

• Arabic: مرارة‎
• Chamicuro: suchi
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 憤慨 (zh), 愤慨 (zh) (fènkǎi), 不滿 (zh), 不满 (zh) (bùmǎn)

• Czech: vztek (cs) m, zlost f, dopal m
• Dutch: misnoegen (nl) n, wrok (nl) f
• Estonian: pahameel, meelepaha
• Finnish: närkästys (fi), mielipaha (fi)
• French: ressentiment (fr) m, agacement (fr) m, rancune (fr) f
• German: Ressentiment (de) n, Abneigung (de) f, Missgunst (de) f, Ärger (de) m, Groll (de) m, Feindseligkeit (de) f, Unmut (de) m, Verbitterung (de) f, Verstimmung (de) f, Verachtung (de) f
• Greek: δυσαρέσκεια (el) f (dysaréskeia), αγανάκτηση (el) f (aganáktisi), κακοφανισμός (el) m (kakofanismós)
• Hungarian: neheztelés
• Icelandic: gremja (is) f, gremjublandin vanþóknun, biturð (is) f
• Japanese: 憤慨 (ja) (ふんがい, fungai), 憤り (いきどおり, ikidōri), 憤懣 (ふんまん, funman)

• Korean: 원망 (ko) (wonmang)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ناڕەزایی‎ (narrezayî)

• Maori: hūngeingei, hīkaka, hūneinei
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: misnøye

• Polish: resentyment (pl) m
• Portuguese: ressentimento (pt) m
• Romanian: resentiment (ro) n
• Russian: негодова́ние (ru) n (negodovánije), возмуще́ние (ru) n (vozmuščénije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ресантиман, ресентиман, индигнација, негодовање

  Roman: resantiman (sh), resentiman, indignacija (sh), negodovanje (sh)

• Spanish: resentimiento (es) m, animadversión (es) f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: giận (vi)

See also

• dudgeon
• hold a grudge
• umbrage
• regret