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a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong<her resentment over not winning the spelling bee last year has nearly ruined her friendship with the eventual winner>— see grudge 1
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a painful awareness of anotherʼs possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too<I donʼt have any resentment over my friendʼs luxurious house>— see envy
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the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity<my resentment at being spoken to like Iʼm stupid>— see pique
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