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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)

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.

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)

  1. The act of mortifying.
  2. A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
  3. (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.
  4. A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
  5. (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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