What is another word for be resentful?

Pronunciation: [biː ɹɪsˈɛntfə͡l] (IPA)

Being resentful is a negative emotion that can often lead to bitterness and anger. However, expressing this feeling in words requires more tact and nuance to communicate effectively. A few synonyms for "be resentful" include being bitter, angry, indignant, displeased, furious, annoyed, irritated, peeved, and ticked off. Each synonym can convey different shades of meaning, from mild annoyance to intense anger. It's important to choose the right word to accurately reflect the depth of your feelings. When feeling resentful, taking time to process and communicate effectively can ease the burden and allow for healthier interactions.

What are the hypernyms for Be resentful?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    be angry, bear a grudge, hold a grudge, be spiteful, Be bitter, Carry a chip on one's shoulder, Feel displeasure, be hostile, feel animosity.

Famous quotes with Be resentful

  • I do try to be resentful, I really do, but I just can't bring myself to do it.
    Robert Forster
  • Anybody who is hateful is most likely to be resentful (feeling/portraying bitterness/indignation). But the reverse is directly the case with anyone who is loveful. So, be loveful for life and never hateful.
    Emeasoba George
  • “What work have I got to do, then?” said Will, but went on at once, “No, on second thought, don’t tell me. shall decide what I do. If you say my work is fighting, or healing, or exploring, or whatever you might say, I'll always be thinking about it. And if I do end up doing that, I'll be resentful because it’ll feel as if I didn’t have a choice, and if I don’t do it, I'll feel guilty because I should. Whatever I do, I will choose it, no one else.” “Then you have already taken the first steps toward wisdom,” said Xaphania.
    Philip Pullman
  • Isn't it said, and should it not be believed, or at least affirmed, or at any rate not repudiated, that you should expect to suffer for this; that you should expect to be reviled; that you should be proud to be abused; that you will be told that what you believe is absurd; that you should be glad to hear it, for His sake; that those who despitefully use you is to be expected. And isn't that a rather dignified position, a rather honorable position for the Church to take? Something that even an atheist, and humanist, and Marxist like myself can understand and respect. But instead what do we get? An endless whine of self-pity, of "Well why are they picking on us. They wouldn't say that about the Jews!" And an endless play on the ethnic politics and identity politics card. An endless appeal to self-pity. Well you should be proud that you're in a fight for your politics and your Church. And you seem instead to be resentful about it, and perhaps, who knows, a little insecure. However, for the main part of it, you only have to open a paper to see the exaggerated deference paid to every utterance of his Holiness the Pope, wherever he goes, and the extraordinary deference shown to him whenever he visits these shores and decides to grace us with his presence.
    Christopher Hitchens

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