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resentment.

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

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

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

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  3. Satisfaction; gratitude.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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