resentment

The word “resentment” means a bitter, lingering anger caused by feeling wronged or treated unfairly. In plain terms, a grudge-like anger that simmers rather than explodes, usually because someone feels they were treated unjustly.

“Resentment” is pronounced rih-ZEHNT-muhnt (/ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/ in IPA).

Here is “resentment” used in a sentence: “Years of resentment built up after he was passed over for the promotion.”

“Resentment” is a noun.

The word “resentment” comes from French. From "resent" plus "-ment", ultimately from French sentir, "to feel" — the same root as "sentiment" and "sensation".

“Resentment” is an uncommon word in modern English.

Anger is a more immediate, often short-lived emotional reaction to something, while resentment is a bitter, lingering anger that builds up over time from feeling wronged or treated unfairly. Resentment tends to be held onto and can affect a person's attitude long after the original incident.

Resentment is bitterness caused by feeling wronged or unfairly treated, and it doesn't necessarily involve wanting what someone else has. Jealousy specifically involves wanting something another person possesses, such as their success or relationship, and can be one cause of resentment but is not the same feeling.

Resentment typically arises when a person feels they have been treated unfairly, overlooked, or wronged, and the anger from that experience lingers rather than fading quickly. It can build gradually from repeated slights or stem from a single significant injustice.