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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Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Deborah’s relationship — with Frank, with the series, with her own legacy — is a volatile, unsteady thing, where pride and resentment, gratitude and hunger, are always battling it out.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Enter Grace Li, the group’s essential frenemy, held up by their parents as the model student and golden child, and thus a decades-long source of jealousy and resentment.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
But that colleague becomes her fellow Aunt Vidala (played by Mabel Li), and Vidala carries the trauma and resentment from that day throughout The Testaments.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Deborah’s relationship — with Frank, with the series, with her own legacy — is a volatile, unsteady thing, where pride and resentment, gratitude and hunger, are always battling it out.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Enter Grace Li, the group’s essential frenemy, held up by their parents as the model student and golden child, and thus a decades-long source of jealousy and resentment.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
But that colleague becomes her fellow Aunt Vidala (played by Mabel Li), and Vidala carries the trauma and resentment from that day throughout The Testaments.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 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 4 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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