ressentiment
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ressentiment
- /ɹəˌsɑ̃.tiˈmɑ̃/ US
- /ɹɛˌsɒ̃tɪˈmɒ̃/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”); in the second sense a semantic loan from German Ressentiment. Doublet of resentiment and resentment.
noun ressentiments
- Obsolete form of resentment
- A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent. When the weak call the strong evil the move is not merely defensive; it is also an expression of that peculiar malice which Nietzsche referred to as ressentiment. Those who cultivate humility and the other propitiatory virtues to cloak their weakness nourish an envious resentment against those stron
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noun resentment arising from envy and hatred
| 日本語 | 怨念 onnen, 恨み urami |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無名怨憤 /无名怨愤 wúmíng yuànfèn, 無名怨忿 /无名怨忿 wúmíng yuànfèn, 怨恨 yuànhèn |
| Français | ressentiment |
| Русский | злопыха́тельство zlopyxátelʹstvo, озлобле́ние ozloblénije |
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title = {ressentiment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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