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At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger.
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Meaning of "resentment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESENTMENT

resentment  [rɪˈzɛntmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESENTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resentment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESENTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

resentment

Resentment

Resentment is the experience of a negative emotion felt as a result of a real or imagined wrong done. Etymologically, the word originates from French "ressentir", re-, intensive prefix, and sentir "to feel"; from the Latin "sentire". The English word has become synonymous with anger and spite. Robert C. Solomon, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, places resentment on the same line-continuum with contempt and anger. According to him, the differences between the three emotions are as follows: resentment is directed towards higher-status individuals, anger is directed towards equal-status individuals and contempt is directed towards lower-status individuals. Resentment can be triggered by an emotionally disturbing experience felt again or relived in the mind. When the person feeling resentment is directing the emotion at himself or herself, it appears as remorse.

Definition of resentment in the English dictionary

The definition of resentment in the dictionary is anger, bitterness, or ill will.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESENTMENT


anointment
əˈnɔɪntmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
attaintment
əˈteɪntmənt
confrontment
kɒnˈfrʌntmənt
contentment
kənˈtentmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
discontentment
ˌdɪskənˈtɛntmənt
disenchantment
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt
enchantment
ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
miscontentment
ˌmɪskənˈtentmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
presentment
prɪˈzɛntmənt
reappointment
ˌriːəˈpɔɪntmənt
recountment
rɪˈkaʊntmənt
relentment
rɪˈlɛntmənt
representment
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESENTMENT

resend
resensitise
resensitize
resent
resentence
resenter
resentful
resentfully
resentfulness
resentingly
reserpine
reservable
reservation
reservation desk
reservationist
reservatory
reserve
reserve bank
reserve currency
reserve list

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESENTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
enactment
enlistment
fire department
fitment
foreign investment
graphic design department
indictment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of resentment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESENTMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «resentment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of resentment

Translation of «resentment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESENTMENT

Find out the translation of resentment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resentment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resentment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怨恨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resentimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

resentment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंतोष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استياء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обиды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ressentimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ressentiment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemarahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbitterung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恨み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resentment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oán giận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீற்றமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

risentimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uraza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

образи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

resentiment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσαρέσκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wrok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

agg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

harme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resentment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESENTMENT»

The term «resentment» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESENTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «resentment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «resentment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resentment

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESENTMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word resentment.
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Adam Arkin
I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case.
2
Roberto Assagioli
Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.
3
John Avlon
When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly.
4
Jacqueline Bisset
At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger.
5
David Blunkett
Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.
6
Pierce Brosnan
I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment.
7
Al Capp
The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference.
8
Dale Carnegie
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
9
Charles Churchill
Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.
10
Sarah Churchwell
In one sense, Obama's point couldn't be clearer: race is a distraction from class-based inequities. And if we dismiss working-class resentment as camouflaged racism, we will continue to be distracted by the spectre of race.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESENTMENT»

Discover the use of resentment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resentment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Resentment's Virtue: Jean Amery and the Refusal to Forgive
Building on the writings of Holocaust survivor Jean Améry and the work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Thomas Brudholm argues that the preservation of resentment can be the reflex of a moral protest that might be ...
Thomas Brudholm, 2008
2
The Forgiving Life: A Pathway to Overcoming Resentment and ...
In this book, noted forgiveness expert Robert D. Enright invites readers to learn the benefits of forgiveness and to embark on a path of forgiveness, leaving behind a legacy of love.
Robert D. Enright, 2012
3
Understanding Ethnic Violence: Fear, Hatred, and Resentment ...
This 2002 book seeks to identify the motivations of perpetrators of ethnic violence, applying four models to conflicts in Eastern Europe.
Roger D. Petersen, 2002
4
Resentment in History
At the origin of resentment we always find an injury, an act of humiliation, an affront, a trauma.
Marc Ferro, 2010
5
Self-knowledge and Resentment
Once this integrated position is fully in place, the book closes with a postscript on how one might fruitfully view the kind of self-knowledge that is pursued in psychoanalysis.
Akeel Bilgrami, 2006
6
The Politics of Resentment: British Columbia Regionalism and ...
Philip Resnick explores what makes B.C. stand apart as a region ofCanada.
Philip Resnick, 2000
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Mobilizing Resentment: Conservative Resurgence from the John ...
Conservative Resurgence from the John Birch Society to the Promise Keepers Foreword by Wilma Mankiller "A personal, historical, and well-researched tour through the parallel universe of right-wing America."* In this provocative book, Jean ...
Jean Hardisty, 2000
8
Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays
Beginning with the title essay Freedom and Resentment, this invaluable collection is testament to the astonishing range of Strawson's thought as he discusses free will, ethics and morality, logic, the mind-body problem and aesthetics.
P.F. Strawson, 2008
9
Politics and Resentment: Antisemitism and ...
The first comparative study of its kind, this book rigorously examines the contemporary relevance of antisemitism and counter-cosmopolitan resentments in the European Union and beyond.
Lars Rensmann, Julius H. Schoeps, 2010
10
Signs of Paradox: Irony, Resentment, and Other Mimetic ...
"Gans once again achieves in this book a level of explanatory coherence and a richness of ideas rarely seen today. In this extremely interesting and complex work, an event in itself, he proves himself a thinker of the first magnitude.
Eric Lawrence Gans, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESENTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resentment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rows over holidays 'turn offices into rat's nest of resentment and …
Rows over annual holidays are turning offices into a "rats' nest of resentment and pent-up anger", according to a new study. A survey of 2,000 workers by law ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Rakitic: Barcelona-Real Madrid resentment is good
"There's a resentment between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and that's normal," last summer's signing from Sevilla told Onda Cero. "In fact, that's what makes ... «Goal.com, Jun 15»
3
Resentment in Shiv Sena over Maharashtra government, legislators …
There was strong resentment among Shiv Sena legislators in Maharashtra about the style of functioning of BJP-led state government, a PTI source said on ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
4
John Giles: 'It was resentment all the way'
There was an awful lot of resentment. We had a youth team - it was the first time we were getting a youth team and we wanted to go into the Premier and they ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Apr 15»
5
'Nut rage' prompts South Korea to consider law against high-handed …
SEOUL Resentment has mounted so much in South Korea against what has come to be known as "gabjil", high-handedness by the rich and powerful, that ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
6
'Resentment' over flags policing
Loyalist resentment about the policing of 2013 flags protests in Northern Ireland still persists, an independent watchdog said. «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
7
Goldberg Talks Locker Room Resentment, Working With Steve …
"I still think there is. No doubt about it. I will never forget driving with Kevin Nash and Raven riding with us and Raven jumped in the front seat and he said 'Man ... «Wrestling Inc., Jan 15»
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Maddy Hudson, 16, Predicted To WIN American Idol — WATCH …
And then she sang Beyonce's “Resentment,” and they were really in awe. “That's what we call a bait-and-switch!” exclaimed Lopez afterward, highlighting the ... «Gossip Cop, Jan 15»
9
Why resentment is growing between Christians and Muslims in …
The deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo puts a spotlight on the growing tensions between France's Muslim and immigrant communities and a large portion of French ... «PBS NewsHour, Jan 15»
10
Paul Fanlund: No end in sight to Wisconsin's politics of resentment
Cramer, a youthful and charismatic political scientist from the University of Wisconsin, struck up conversations that uncovered a pattern of simmering resentment ... «Madison.com, Dec 14»

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