Resentment synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Anger; rage:
like (related)
(Usually plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.
Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy.
Rancor is a bitter and long lasting hatred.
The definition of animus is a feeling of hostility or ill will, or the motivation to do something.
Hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
Something that hurts; a pain, injury, or wound.
Sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone.
Advertisement
hard-feelings
(Idiomatic) Resentment, anger.
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.
(Literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
(Law) The intent to commit an unlawful act without justification or excuse.
friendship (antonym)
(Countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
The definition of invidious is something that is likely to cause anger, or something that is unjust or unfair.
Advertisement
(Obsolete) A kind of wood used in making knife handles.
The quality or state of feeling bitter
The characteristic of being resentful.
A measure of how virulent a thing is
An increase in the severity of a disease or in any of its signs or symptoms.
Variation in a designated orbit, as of a planet, that results from the influence of one or more external bodies. Gravitational attraction between planets can cause perturbations and cause a planet to deviate from its expected orbit. Perturbations in Neptune's orbit led to the discovery of the object—Pluto—that was causing the perturbation. Perturbations in the orbits of stars have led to the discovery of planetary systems outside of our Solar system.
(Archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
Advertisement
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The act or an instance of exasperating.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess; yellow bile.
The definition of an annoyance is a person or thing that is a bother or a nuisance.
Something that irritates
Advertisement
Discontent is defined as a feeling of not being satisfied or a desire for something else.
Something bitter to endure:
A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, concentrated and stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum of the small intestine. It helps in the digestion of fats and the neutralization of acids, such as the hydrochloric acid secreted by the stomach. Bile consists of salts, acids, cholesterol, lipids, pigments, and water. &diamf3; Bile salts help in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats. &diamf3; Bile pigments are waste products formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin from old red blood cells.
contentment (antonym)
A source of satisfaction:
delight. See syn. study at offense.offense (antonym)
Indignation or ill will stemming from a feeling of having been wronged or offended.
hate (related)
Intense animosity or dislike; hatred.
Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
Advertisement
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
Feeling or showing resentment
Giving shade; shady
A hostile feeling or act.
The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment
(Archaic) An injurious offense.
The definition of hatred is a feeling of intense dislike.
Advertisement
The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, or mucous membranes caused by the deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a sign of disorders that interfere with normal metabolism or transport of bile. Liver diseases such as hepatitis commonly cause jaundice.
A malignant act, event, or feeling
Detriment or harm caused to a person, especially in a legal case:
Spite is a mean or angry feeling that makes someone want to hurt another.
happiness (antonym)
The definition of happiness is the state of joy, peace and tranquility.
Advertisement
love (antonym)
A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
liking (antonym)
A like; a predilection.
affection (antonym)
A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
pleasure (antonym)
One's preference or wish:
A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff.
Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight
(Uncountable) The state of being embittered
Advertisement
mistrust (related)
cynicism (related)
distrust (related)
Advertisement
unhappiness (related)
revulsion (related)
disaffection (related)
frustration (related)
A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
Find another word for resentment. In this page you can discover 75 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for resentment, like: temper, pique, like, grudge, offense, acrimony, umbrage, indignation, rancor, animus and hostility.