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ressentiment.

Obsolete form of resentment.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹəˌsɑ̃.tiˈmɑ̃/US/ɹɛˌsɒ̃tɪˈmɒ̃/UK
  1. Obsolete form of resentment.

    alt-of · countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”); in the second sense a semantic loan from German Ressentiment. Doublet of resentiment and resentment.

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