resentment
Lingering ill will
Resentment is bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
Unlike quick-burning anger, resentment simmers—it's the feeling that lingers when you believe you've been wronged and the wrong hasn't been acknowledged or corrected.
She harbored resentment toward her sister for years.
Resentment often poisons relationships precisely because it goes unexpressed.
Formal claim of unfairness
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- bad bloodLasting hostile feelings
- beefBovine meat for eating
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
chip on shoulder · axe to grind · bone to pick · hard feelings · old wounds · umbrage · ill will · nursing
Unjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- exploitationSelfish use of others
oppression · mistreatment · wronged · slighted · overlooked · passed over · undervalued · unappreciated
Fierce moral indignation
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- angerIntense hostile emotion
fury · ire · righteous anger · moral outrage · umbrage · pique · dudgeon · exasperation
Bitter ill will
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- acerbitySharp, bitter manner
sourness · vitriol · venom · poison · festering · smoldering · lingering · deep-seated
Intent to cause harm
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- meannessSpiteful, unkind disposition
- nastinessSpiteful or foul quality
cattiness · backbiting · passive-aggressive · snide · cutting remarks · cold shoulder · silent treatment · snubbing
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
score · chip on shoulder · axe to grind · bone to pick · hard feelings · old wounds · umbrage · ill will · nursing · harboring
unfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
exploitation · oppression · mistreatment · wronged · slighted · overlooked · passed over · undervalued · unappreciated · taken for granted
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- affrontDeliberate public insult
anger · fury · ire · righteous anger · moral outrage · umbrage · pique · dudgeon · exasperation · vexation
acrimony
Bitter ill will
acerbity · sourness · vitriol · venom · poison · festering · smoldering · lingering · deep-seated · harbored
malice
Intent to cause harm
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
- meannessSpiteful, unkind disposition
nastiness · cattiness · backbiting · passive-aggressive · snide · cutting remarks · cold shoulder · silent treatment · snubbing · sabotage
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, parenting
- public opinionpublic opinion, polls, poll, approval, disapproval
- Relationship Dynamicstrust, loyalty, betrayal, jealousy, support
- tensionsstrain, friction, hostility, discord, strife
- couples therapymarriage counseling, couples therapy, couples counseling, therapist, counselor
- workplace conflictbullying, harassment, hostile environment, intimidation, mobbing
resentmentgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
benevolence · affection · fondness · warmth · kindness
resentmentforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardon · absolution · mercy · clemency · letting go
resentmentadmiration
Deep respect felt
appreciation · gratitude · thankfulness · contentment · satisfaction
- racial resentment
- class resentmentBitterness over economic hierarchy