different between resentment vs mortification
resentment
English
Etymology
From French ressentiment, from ressentir
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z?ntm?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?sent?ment
Noun
resentment (countable and uncountable, plural resentments)
- Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
- 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3
- Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
- 1812, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 3
- (obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
- 1688, Henry More, The Divine Dialogues
- He retains so vivid resentments of the more solid morality.
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
- It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.
- 1688, Henry More, The Divine Dialogues
- (obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude
- 1651, The Council Book
- The Council taking notice of the many good services performed by Mr. John Milton […] have thought fit to declare their resentment and good acceptance of the same.
- 1651, The Council Book
Translations
See also
- dudgeon
- hold a grudge
- umbrage
- regret
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mortification
English
Etymology
From Middle French mortification, from Old French, from Latin mortificatio.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
mortification (countable and uncountable, plural mortifications)
- The act of mortifying.
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- (medicine) The death of part of the body.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5
- And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (law, Scotland) A bequest to a charitable institution.
Synonyms
- (a sensation of extreme shame): shame, humiliation
Antonyms
- (a sensation of extreme shame): honor, exaltation
Translations
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