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- Dictionaryresentment/rɪˈzɛntm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly: "his resentment at being demoted"
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Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger. Other psychologists consider it a mood or as a secondary emotion (including cognitive elements) that can be elicited in the face of insult or injury. Inherent in resentment is a perception of unfairness (i.e. from trivial to very serious), ... Wikipedia