resentments
Harbored ill feelings
Resentments is the plural of resentment—bitter feelings held toward someone or something perceived as having caused injury or unfairness.
The plural often emphasizes accumulated grievances: He nursed old resentments for years.
In twelve-step programs, making a list of resentments is a formal step toward recovery: Her sponsor helped her work through her resentments.
Formal claim of unfairness
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hard feelingsLasting resentment or anger
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
rancor · vendetta · score-settling · nursing wounds · festering · umbrage · disaffection · long-held
Active, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
malice · spite · contempt · disdain · aversion · ill feeling · acrimony · friction
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- green-eyedMarked by envy
comparison · unfairness · sibling rivalry · have-nots · inequality · entitlement
Anger from mistreatment
outrage · displeasure · irritation · vexation · annoyance · seething · fuming · simmering
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hard feelingsLasting resentment or anger
ill will · rancor · vendetta · score-settling · nursing wounds · festering · umbrage · disaffection · long-held · deep-seated
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antipathy · malice · spite · contempt · disdain · aversion · ill feeling · acrimony · friction · tension
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
green-eyed · comparison · unfairness · sibling rivalry · have-nots · inequality · entitlement
indignation
Anger from mistreatment
ire · outrage · displeasure · irritation · vexation · annoyance · seething · fuming · simmering · boiling over
- malicemalice, ill will, spite, malevolence, malignity
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- Mental Clutterworries, overthinking, rumination, racing thoughts, intrusive thoughts
resentmentsforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardons · absolution · letting go · acceptance · reconciliation
resentmentsgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
affection · benevolence · warmth · fondness · appreciation
resentmentspeace of mind
State without anxiety
serenity · peace · equanimity · inner peace · contentment
- racial resentment
- class resentmentBitterness over economic hierarchy