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ressentiment — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • resentment noun A bitter, lingering anger caused by feeling wronged or treated unfairly.

Senses

ressentiment is used for these senses in English:

  • resentment Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
  • ressentiment (chiefly, philosophy, social, _, psychology) a sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent. [from 19th c.]

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