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resentment
noun as in hate, anger
Strongest matches
acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bitterness, cynicism, displeasure, exasperation, fury, grudge, ill will, indignation, ire, irritation, malice, outrage, passion, rage, rancor
Strong matches
acerbity, choler, dudgeon, exacerbation, fog, huff, hurt, malignity, miff, offense, perturbation, pique, rise, spite, umbrage, vehemence, vexation, wrath
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Could it be that Laszlo suddenly developed a resentment of his wife’s power?
There has already been much infighting over what lost Harris the election, about demographics and trust in the system, about running an uninspiring platform against a fascist one, about the economy and inflation resentment.
But in Ukraine, particularly in recent months, gratitude for vital backing has been mixed with resentment over perceived timidity on Washington’s part — particularly restrictions on use of long-range weaponry to strike military targets inside Russia, and a longtime pattern of denying certain types of armaments over concerns of escalation, then providing them often too late to make a difference.
"They come in and are undocumented. Then their access to amenities is limited, if it is available at all, and what they then do is they live outside the law and they commit crimes - and this brings resentment," he said.
He said that, while reading into the history of his people, he started "another spiral of resentment".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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