resentment
noun
re·sent·ment
ri-ˈzent-mənt 
: a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
Examples of resentment in a Sentence
She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband.
He's filled with resentment at his boss.
He expressed his resentment of the new policies.
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Rather than silently internalizing tension, partners who processed small relational strains together appeared better able to maintain emotional connection and prevent resentment from accumulating.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
There is resentment that the rich live by different rules.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
There is resentment that the rich live by different rules.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resentment
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“Resentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resentment. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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resentment
noun
re·sent·ment
ri-ˈzent-mənt
: a feeling of angry displeasure at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
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