resentful
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resentful
- /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/
Where it comes from
From resent + -ful.
adjective more resentful · most resentful
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Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
Similar: unforgiving, spiteful, rancorous, acrimonious
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Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’
Similar: bitter, embittered
Translations
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adj inclined to resent
| Español | resentido |
|---|---|
| Français | rancunier, rancuneux |
| Italiano | rancoroso |
| Ελληνικά | μνησίκακος mnisíkakos |
| Русский | оби́дчивый obídčivyj, злопа́мятный zlopámjatnyj |
adj full of resentment
| Español | resentido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 憤慨した fungai shita |
| 中文 | 不滿 /不满 bùmǎn, 憤慨的 /愤慨的 fènkǎi de |
| Português | ressentido |
| Français | indigné |
| Deutsch | empört, verärgert, ärgert |
| Русский | возмущённый vozmuščónnyj, оби́женный obížennyj, негоду́ющий negodújuščij |
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