resented
Felt bitter displeasure toward
Resented is the past tense of resent, meaning to feel bitter or indignant about something perceived as unfair or offensive.
The feeling typically lingers: She resented him for years after the divorce.
You can resent a person, an action, or a situation: He resented being passed over for promotion, They resented the implication that they hadn't tried.
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- acrimonyBitter ill will
umbrage · pique · displeasure · indignation · discontent · disgruntlement · resentfulness · sourness
Resentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
unfairness · favoritism · overlooked · slighted · passed over · unappreciated · undervalued · sidelined
Active, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
malice · spite · contempt · disdain · aversion · loathing · hatred · venom
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- outrageFierce moral indignation
exasperation · irritation · annoyance · vexation · ire · temper · seething · fuming
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- score settlingAvenging previous wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
vengeance · reprisal · getting even · tit for tat · feud · bad blood · sworn enemy
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
acrimony · umbrage · pique · displeasure · indignation · discontent · disgruntlement · resentfulness · sourness · dudgeon
envy
Resentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
comparison · unfairness · favoritism · overlooked · slighted · passed over · unappreciated · undervalued · sidelined · jealousy
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
antipathy · malice · spite · contempt · disdain · aversion · loathing · hatred · venom · vitriol
fury
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
outrage · exasperation · irritation · annoyance · vexation · ire · temper · seething · fuming · bristling
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- score settlingAvenging previous wrongs
retribution · vengeance · reprisal · getting even · tit for tat · feud · bad blood · sworn enemy
- racial resentment
- class resentmentBitterness over economic hierarchy