resenters
Those harboring ill-will
Resenters are people who feel or harbor resentment—a bitter, lingering displeasure toward someone or something perceived as having caused injury or injustice.
The term often appears in discussions of social dynamics or politics: The policy created a class of resenters who felt left behind.
Resenters of the new management kept their complaints quiet but never forgot.
Those who evaluate work
- complainersPeople who express discontent
- malcontentsChronically dissatisfied people
- detractorsPeople who criticize
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
dissenters · opponents · adversaries · enemies · rivals · begrudgers · grumblers · naysayers
critics
Those who evaluate work
- complainersPeople who express discontent
- malcontentsChronically dissatisfied people
- detractorsPeople who criticize
objectors · dissenters · opponents · adversaries · enemies · rivals · begrudgers · grumblers · naysayers · holdouts
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
spite · malice · hatred · ill-will · acrimony · vitriol · hostility · antagonism · contempt · disdain
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
antipathy · animus · jealousy · envy · vengeance · revenge · backbiting · pettiness · score-settling · nursing wounds
resentersforgivers
Those who absolve offenses
pardoners · excusers · reconcilers · absolver · peacemakers
resentersaccepters
Those who consent
appreciators · well-wishers · admirers · celebrators · optimists