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# resentment

noun (resentment — usually uncountable)

«resentment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A feeling of anger and hurt because you think you have been treated unfairly, often lasting a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and ethics/PSHE lessons: resentment builds when someone feels left out or treated unfairly; forgiveness can let it go. Phrases: «feel resentment», «resentment towards», «bitter resentment».

### Examples

- He felt resentment when his brother got a bigger present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x1)
- Resentment grew between the two teams after the unfair match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x2)
- Talking about it helped her let go of resentment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x3)
- Forgiveness can heal resentment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x4)
- There was no resentment in her voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x5)
- The children's resentment of the new rule faded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x6)
- Phaethon, full of resentment, and eager to be able to refute the calumny, hastened to his mother Clymene, and besought her to tell him whether Helios was really his father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/#x7)

### Note

Verb «resent», adjective «resentful». Uncountable. Resentment is a natural feeling; talking with someone you trust helps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resentment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resentment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resentment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resentment.html) on Mova free.