What is another word for resentment?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪsˈɛntmənt], [ ɹɪsˈɛntmənt], [ ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_n_t_m_ə_n_t]
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Similar words for resentment:
- aggravation (noun)
- anger (noun)
- backlash (noun)
- bad blood (noun)
- belligerence (noun)
- dander (noun)
- disaffection (noun)
- disagreement (noun)
- displeasure (noun)
- dissatisfaction (noun)
- enmity (noun)
- enviousness (noun)
- envy (noun)
- feelings (noun)
- friction (noun)
- frustration (noun)
- grievance (noun)
- hard feelings (noun)
- hate (noun)
- hate, anger (noun)
- hostility (noun)
- ill will (noun)
- indignation (noun)
- indisposition (noun)
- irascibility (noun)
- jealousy (noun)
- malice (noun)
- odium (noun)
- offense (noun)
- outrage (noun)
- passion (noun)
- phobia (noun)
- pique (noun)
- rage (noun)
- rancor (noun)
- repulsion (noun)
- resentment (noun)
- ruffled feathers (noun)
- sour grapes (noun)
- spitefulness (noun)
- temper (noun)
- umbrage (noun)
- bias
- bitterness
- estrangement
- hostility
- noun
- petulance
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Resentment:
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- feelings .
- aggravation ,
- annoyance ,
- arousal ,
- bedevilment ,
- bother ,
- discomposure ,
- disturbance ,
- enragement ,
- exacerbation ,
- harassment ,
- inflammation ,
- ire ,
- perturbation ,
- petulance ,
- provocation ,
- scorn ,
- torment ,
- trouble ,
- virulence .
- blow ups ,
- cat fits ,
- dis approbation ,
- dis approbations ,
- dis temper ,
- dis tempers ,
- dis-approbation ,
- dis-approbations ,
- dis-temper ,
- dis-tempers ,
- hissy fits ,
- ill humors ,
- ill tempers ,
- infuriations ,
- ranklings ,
- slow burns .
- counter action ,
- counter actions ,
- counter-action ,
- counter-actions ,
- re action ,
- re actions ,
- re coil ,
- re coils ,
- re percussion ,
- re percussions ,
- re-action ,
- re-actions ,
- re-coil ,
- re-coils ,
- re-percussion ,
- re-percussions ,
- retro action ,
- retro actions ,
- retro-action ,
- retro-actions .
- bad chemistries ,
- bad feelings ,
- bad vibe ,
- bad wills ,
- bad-blood ,
- dis accord ,
- dis accords ,
- dis trust ,
- dis trusts ,
- dis-accord ,
- dis-accords ,
- dis-trust ,
- dis-trusts ,
- ill disposedness ,
- ill disposednesses ,
- ill-disposednesses ,
- illdisposedness ,
- illdisposednesses ,
- mutual hostilities ,
- oppugnancies ,
- oppugnations ,
- personality conflicts ,
- un friendliness ,
- un friendlinesses ,
- un-friendliness ,
- un-friendlinesses ,
- unfriendlinesses .
- dis affection ,
- dis affections ,
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis content ,
- dis contents ,
- dis loyalties ,
- dis loyalty ,
- dis-affection ,
- dis-affections ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-contents ,
- dis-loyalties ,
- dis-loyalty .
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis contentment ,
- dis contentments ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favors ,
- dis inclination ,
- dis inclinations ,
- dis liking ,
- dis likings ,
- dis pleasure ,
- dis pleasures ,
- dis relish ,
- dis relishes ,
- dis taste ,
- dis tastes ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- dis-contentment ,
- dis-contentments ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-inclination ,
- dis-inclinations ,
- dis-liking ,
- dis-likings ,
- dis-pleasure ,
- dis-pleasures ,
- dis-relish ,
- dis-relishes ,
- dis-taste ,
- dis-tastes ,
- dislikings ,
- incensements .
- de solation ,
- de solations ,
- de-solation ,
- de-solations ,
- dis comfort ,
- dis comforts ,
- dis may ,
- dis mays ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis satisfaction ,
- dis satisfactions ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-comfort ,
- dis-comforts ,
- dis-may ,
- dis-mays ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quiets ,
- dis-satisfaction ,
- dis-satisfactions ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- fretfulnesses ,
- malcontentments ,
- querulousnesses ,
- un easiness ,
- un-easiness ,
- un-easinesses .
- Adverseness ,
- Averseness ,
- alienation ,
- antipathy ,
- coldness ,
- combativeness ,
- conflict ,
- contention ,
- contrariety ,
- coolness ,
- discordance ,
- dislike ,
- enmity ,
- incompatibility ,
- inharmoniousness ,
- loathing ,
- malevolence ,
- opposition ,
- polarity ,
- quarrelsomeness ,
- tension .
- bickerings ,
- bone to pick ,
- factionalism ,
- flak ,
- impedance ,
- impedances ,
- set to ,
- set-to ,
- setto ,
- sour note ,
- wranglings .
- blockings ,
- curbings ,
- de feat ,
- de feats ,
- de-feat ,
- de-feats ,
- foilings ,
- non fulfillment ,
- non fulfillments ,
- non success ,
- non successes ,
- non-fulfillment ,
- non-fulfillments ,
- non-successes ,
- nonfulfillments ,
- nonsuccesses ,
- old one two ,
- old one twos ,
- old one-twos ,
- old onetwo ,
- old onetwos ,
- un fulfillment ,
- un fulfillments ,
- un-fulfillment ,
- un-fulfillments ,
- unfulfillments .
- ax grind ,
- big stinks ,
- hoo ha ,
- in juries ,
- in jury ,
- in justices ,
- in-jury ,
- in-justice ,
- in-justices ,
- pain in neck ,
- pain neck ,
- pain the neck ,
- un happinesses ,
- un-happiness ,
- un-happinesses .
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- in disposition ,
- in dispositions ,
- in-disposition ,
- in-dispositions ,
- un willingness ,
- un willingnesses ,
- un-willingness ,
- un-willingnesses .
- envy .
- hardness heart ,
- re vengefulness ,
- re vengefulnesses ,
- re-vengefulness ,
- re-vengefulnesses ,
- revengefulnesses ,
- ruthlessnesses ,
- un charitableness ,
- un charitablenesses ,
- un-charitableness ,
- un-charitablenesses ,
- uncharitablenesses .
- dirty digs ,
- in dignities ,
- in-dignities ,
- left handed compliment ,
- lefthanded compliment ,
- ruffled-feathers ,
- slap face .
- bad mouthings ,
- bad-mouthings ,
- badmouthings ,
- de rogation ,
- de rogations ,
- de-rogation ,
- de-rogations ,
- dis appointment ,
- dis appointments ,
- dis-appointment ,
- dis-appointments ,
- ill-wills ,
- illwills ,
- sour-grapes .
Other synonyms:
- aggression ,
- apoplexy ,
- asperity ,
- backlash ,
- conniption ,
- desperation ,
- dudgeon ,
- embitterment ,
- frustration ,
- hissy fit ,
- hysterics ,
- ill feeling ,
- mood ,
- outrage ,
- rancorousness ,
- resentfulness ,
- ruffled feathers ,
- self-reproach ,
- slow burn ,
- snit ,
- venom ,
- virulency .
Other relevant words:
- Acrimoniousness ,
- Diskindness ,
- Ill Humour ,
- Repellence ,
- Repellency ,
- Repugnancy ,
- Unsatisfaction ,
- abhor ,
- abominate ,
- acrimonious ,
- acrimony ,
- affront ,
- agitate ,
- agitation ,
- anathematize ,
- anger ,
- angry ,
- anxiety ,
- ardent ,
- arouse ,
- avenge ,
- aversion ,
- bad feeling ,
- bate ,
- bemoan ,
- bewail ,
- bitchiness ,
- biting ,
- bitter ,
- bitter resentment ,
- boisterous ,
- burn ,
- cattiness ,
- cheekiness ,
- choler ,
- churlish ,
- cold comfort ,
- complain ,
- contempt ,
- crabbed ,
- crust ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- dander ,
- delicate ,
- despise ,
- despite ,
- detest ,
- detestation ,
- disappointment ,
- disapproval ,
- discontentedness ,
- discontentment ,
- disgruntlement ,
- displeasure ,
- divine discontent ,
- drastic ,
- enkindle ,
- enrage ,
- enviousness ,
- execrate ,
- fierce ,
- fiery ,
- forceful ,
- freshness ,
- fretfulness ,
- fume ,
- furious ,
- fury ,
- gall ,
- grievance ,
- gruff ,
- harsh ,
- heartburning ,
- heated ,
- hostile ,
- hot ,
- ignite ,
- ill blood ,
- ill nature ,
- ill-will ,
- impatience ,
- impertinence ,
- impetuous ,
- impose ,
- impudence ,
- incite ,
- indignant ,
- indisposition ,
- inflame ,
- inflict ,
- insolence ,
- intemperate ,
- intense ,
- invidiousness ,
- irascibility ,
- irascible ,
- irritability ,
- irritable ,
- irritate ,
- jaundice ,
- keen ,
- kindle ,
- loathe ,
- malice prepense ,
- maliciousness ,
- malignancy ,
- militance ,
- militancy ,
- offence ,
- passion ,
- peeve ,
- peevishness ,
- phobia ,
- poison ,
- poisonousness ,
- pugnacity ,
- querulousness ,
- rage ,
- rancour ,
- rebelliousness ,
- repulsion ,
- resent ,
- restiveness ,
- restlessness ,
- revenge ,
- saddle-sore ,
- shock ,
- snuff ,
- sour grapes ,
- sourness ,
- sulkiness ,
- sulky ,
- tartness ,
- temper ,
- tetchiness ,
- tizzy ,
- truculence ,
- truculency ,
- uneasiness ,
- unfulfillment ,
- unhappiness ,
- unkindness ,
- unpleasure ,
- upset ,
- vehemence ,
- vengeance ,
- vengefulness ,
- venomousness ,
- vindictiveness ,
- wreak .
- Downs ,
- Incensement ,
- Inimicality ,
- Mads ,
- Nonfulfillment ,
- Oppugnancy ,
- Oppugnation ,
- Revengefulness ,
- animosity ,
- bad blood ,
- bad chemistry ,
- bad humor ,
- bad vibes ,
- bad will ,
- big stink ,
- bile ,
- biles ,
- boiling point ,
- cantankerousness ,
- cat fit ,
- crossness ,
- dirty dig ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- exasperation ,
- excitability ,
- flack ,
- flacks ,
- grouchiness ,
- hang up ,
- hangup ,
- hard feelings ,
- hardness of heart ,
- harsh feeling ,
- harsh feelings ,
- hatefulness ,
- hatred ,
- hatred; hard feelings ,
- high dudgeon ,
- hooha ,
- hostility ,
- hotheadedness ,
- huffiness ,
- ill feelings ,
- ill humor ,
- ill-disposedness ,
- ill-humor ,
- illwill ,
- in justice ,
- indignation ,
- infuriation ,
- injustice ,
- irascibleness ,
- irateness ,
- jeremiad ,
- lamentation ,
- low boiling point ,
- malcontentment ,
- malcontents ,
- malice ,
- malignance ,
- mercilessness ,
- milt ,
- milts ,
- muggings ,
- mutual hostility ,
- non-success ,
- nonsuccess ,
- offense ,
- old one-two ,
- personality conflict ,
- pique ,
- putdown ,
- rancor ,
- resistance ,
- retaliation ,
- ruthlessness ,
- sense of injury ,
- short fuse ,
- short-fuse ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- stew ,
- stink ,
- surliness ,
- thing about ,
- touchiness ,
- umbrage ,
- uncharitableness ,
- unfriendliness ,
- violence ,
- warpath ,
- wrath ,
- zinger ,
- zingers .
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How to use "Resentment" in context?
Resentment is a strong emotion that arises when a person feels mistreated or unfairly treated, and it can be expressed in a variety of ways. When resentment builds up over time, it can lead toresentment, which can fuel negative emotionssuch as anger, rage, and bitterness. Resentment can also lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as drinking, eating poorly, and even smoking. In extreme cases, resentment canfuel revenge motivations or lead to violence.
Paraphrases for Resentment:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
rancour.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
enmity.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
dismay, dissent, fury, reluctance, resistance, revolt, unrest, unwillingness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
abhorrence, anger, animosity, annoyance, antipathy, aversion, backlash, bitterness, disaffection, disappointment, disapproval, discontent, disgust, dislike, displeasure, dissatisfaction, exasperation, frustration, grievance, grudge, hatred, hostility, indignation, malice, opposition, outrage, rage, revulsion, sentiment, unease, unhappiness, wrath.
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