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.]