resentfulnessn.
/rᵻˈzɛntf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /rəˈzɛntfəlnəs/, /riˈzɛntfəlnəs/ Sense of grievance; inclination to feel resentful; rancour; bitterness. Also: an instance of this.
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the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [noun]
wrathc900
disdain1297
indignationc1384
heavinessc1386
gall1390
offencea1393
mislikinga1400
despitec1400
rankling?a1425
jealousyc1475
grudge1477
engaigne1489
grutch1541
outrage1572
dudgeon1573
indignance1590
indignity1596
spleen1596
resentiment1606
dolour1609
resentment1613
endugine1638
stomachosity1656
ressentiment1658
resent1680
umbrage1724
resentfulness1735
niff1777
indignancy1790
saeva indignatio1796
hard feeling1803
grudgement1845
to have a chip on one's shoulder1856
affrontedness1878
spike1890
1735 G. Fothergill Importance Relig. Civil Societies 7 The Avarice and Ambition of some, the Peevishness and Resentfulness of others.
1782 J. Brown Compend. View Nat. & Revealed Relig. i. iii. 57 No resentfulness of temper is allowed, but strictly forbidden in the scriptures.
1834 Monthly Repos. 8 560 It is very questionable whether these victories do not leave behind them a resentfulness and soreness which it takes years to efface.
1878 T. Hardy Return of Native II. iii. vii. 188 His colour rose in a quick resentfulness frequent with him.
1920 D. Drake Probl. of Conduct (ed. 2) xviii. 236 Say what must be said sweetly or gravely, never patronizingly or sharply, with resentfulness or petulance.
2005 New Yorker (Nexis) 14 Nov. 37 He is mild-mannered, too, and does not appear to share the ideological pugnaciousness and cultural resentfulness of his putative future colleagues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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