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C2 a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

怨恨

He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood.

他因自己的悲惨童年而对父母怀有深深的怨恨。

This decision has caused resentment among some teachers.

这个决定引起了一些教师的不满。

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更多范例减少例句There is also simmering resentment over the private funding.The proposal has caused deep resentment.Some residents expressed resentment of the intense police presence.

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Heavy-handed tactics such as these, not to mention the palls of diesel exhaust normally hanging over those same roads, have provoked considerable public resentment.

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But his system will manifest anger and resentment rather than anxiety and embarrassment.

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These officially sanctioned precedents served the guilds' own exclusionary goals by precluding possible popular resentment.

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This had the result of deepening resentments and adding personality and demarcation conflicts to disagreements on the policy.

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But there were practical difficulties and even national resentments.

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A political organization was a churning mix of ambition and resentment and inertia over which leaders presided only by constant effort.

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However, this blending of identities could cause prospects to feel more resentment.

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Later in the diary, as his resentment toward the empire grows, he no longer refers to his fellow soldiers in such a sympathetic way.

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Emotion consisting of a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger

Not to be confused with ressentiment.

This article is about the emotion. For other uses, see Resentment (disambiguation).

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Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion[1] that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger.[2] Other psychologists consider it a mood[3] or as a secondary emotion (including cognitive elements) that can be elicited in the face of insult or injury.[4]

Inherent in resentment is a perception of unfairness (i.e. from trivial to very serious), and a generalized defense against unfair situations (e.g. relationships or unfavourable circumstances).[3]

The word originates from French "ressentir", re-, intensive prefix, and sentir "to feel"; from the Latin "sentire". The English word has become synonymous with anger, spite, and holding a grudge.

Causes[edit]

Resentment can result from a variety of situations involving a perceived wrongdoing from an individual, which are often sparked by expressions of injustice or humiliation. Common sources of resentment include publicly humiliating incidents such as accepting negative treatment without voicing any protest; feeling like an object of regular discrimination or prejudice; envy/jealousy; feeling used or taken advantage of by others; and having achievements go unrecognized, while others succeed without working as hard. Resentment can also be generated by dyadic interactions, such as emotional rejection or denial by another person, deliberate embarrassment or belittling by another person, or ignorance, putting down, or scorn by another person.[5]

Resentment can also develop, and be maintained by: focusing on past grievances (i.e. disturbing memories of hurtful experiences) continuously,[3] or by trying to justify the emotion (i.e. with additional thoughts/feelings).[6][7] Thus, resentment can occur as a result of the grief process[8] and can be sustained by ruminating.[9]

Function[edit]

Resentment has healthy and unhealthy aspects.

Alice MacLachlan writes "What we resent reveals what it is we value, and what we have come to expect (or hope) from others; it may also reveal to what we see ourselves as entitled {to}: that is, how our expectations of our surroundings are organized and measured.[10]" Indeed, she goes on to further write that only an amoral person (a person who didn't have values or concern for the well-being of self or others) could not experience resentment.[10]

Resentment can also function to warn against further, future, harmful and unfair situations from occurring again (its focus is on the future).[3] Resentment, used as a form of distrust, has a strong component of self-punishment:[3] "the false appeal of self-punishment is that it seems to keep us safe from future hurt and disappointment", when in reality it is hurting the resenter more (i.e. how we mistreat or distrust others unrelated to the offense, ourselves, etc.).

Resentment has also been conceptualized as a form of protest: "More specifically, resentment protests a past action, that persists as a present threat".[11] The 'present threat' being that the past harmful action(s), makes a claim: that you can be treated this way, or that such treatment is acceptable; It poses a threat, and in resenting it, you challenge that claim (i.e. protest). "Resentment affirms what the {offenders'} act denies"- its harmfulness and the victim's worth.[11] It is worth noting that Pamela Hieronymi claims the object of protest is the past event, rather than the offender of the event: claiming that resentment need not develop into malice or a desire for retribution (if resentment is focused on the past harmful situation or event, rather than the person who caused it).[11]

Resentment, when it is unhealthy, can come in the form of: hostile anger with a retaliation motive (i.e. fantasizing about putting someone down, devaluing, or paying someone back for a perceived injury),[3] time duration (which can go on for days, weeks, or even years),[3] or when too many resentments are held;[9] Thus, draining resources, creating stress, and draining positive emotions.[12]

Physical expression[edit]

A pinched and bitter facial expression

Unlike many emotions, resentment does not have physical tags exclusively related to it that telegraph when a person is feeling this emotion. However, physical expressions associated with related emotions such as anger and envy may be exhibited, such as furrowed brows or bared teeth.[13]

Resentment can be self-diagnosed by looking for signs such as the need for emotion regulation, faking happiness while with a person to cover true feelings toward them, or speaking in a sarcastic or demeaning way to or about the person. It can also be diagnosed through the appearance of agitation- or dejection-related emotions, such as feeling inexplicably depressed or despondent, becoming angry for no apparent reason, or having nightmares or disturbing daydreams about a person.[14]

Internal experience[edit]

Resentment is most powerful when it is felt toward someone whom the individual is close to or intimate with. To have an injury resulting in resentful feelings inflicted by a friend or loved one leaves the individual feeling betrayed as well as resentful, and these feelings can have deep effects.[15]

Resentment can have a variety of negative results on the person experiencing it, including touchiness or edginess when thinking of the person resented, denial of anger or hatred against this person, and provocation or anger arousal when this person is recognized positively. It can also have more long-term effects, such as the development of a hostile, cynical, sarcastic attitude that may become a barrier against other healthy relationships; lack of personal and emotional growth; difficulty in self-disclosure; trouble trusting others; loss of self-confidence; and overcompensation.[5]

Chronic resentment (i.e. for a prolonged period of time) can also lead to unhealthy symptoms, such as the constriction of nerve endings in one's muscles (causing chronic, low-grade muscle and back-pain).[3] Such long-lasting resentment can also cause destruction of T cells (lowering the immune system), hypertension (which increases the threat of stroke and heart attack), cancer, (drug) addictions, depression, and shortened life span.[3]

Coping[edit]

To further compound these negative effects, resentment often functions in a downward spiral. Resentful feelings cut off communication between the resentful person and the person he or she feels committed the wrong, and can result in future miscommunications and the development of further resentful feelings.[16] Because of the consequences they carry, resentful feelings are dangerous to live with and need to be dealt with. Resentment is an obstacle to the restoration of equal moral relations among persons.[15]

Resentment and spite also share a connection of self-harm, yet differ primarily in the way they are expressed. Resentment is unique in that it is almost exclusively internalized, where it can do further emotional and psychological damage but does not strongly impact the person resented. By contrast, spite is exclusively externalized, involving vindictive actions against a (perceived or actual) source of wrong. Spiteful actions can stem from resentful feelings, however.

Psychologist James J. Messina recommends five steps to facing and resolving resentful feelings: (1) Identify the source of the resentful feelings and what it is the person did to evoke these feelings; (2) develop a new way of looking at past, present and future life, including how resentment has affected life and how letting go of resentment can improve the future; (3) write a letter to the source of the resentment, listing offenses and explaining the circumstances, then forgive and let go of the offenses (but do not send the letter); (4) visualize a future without the negative impact of resentment; and (5) if resentful feelings still linger, return to Step 1 and begin again.[5]

Post-traumatic embitterment disorder has been linked to resentment, in some cases.

Comparison with anger[edit]

Robert C. Solomon, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, places resentment on the same continuum as anger and contempt, and he argues that the differences between the three are that resentment is anger directed toward a higher-status individual; anger is directed toward an equal-status individual; and contempt is anger directed toward a lower-status individual.[17]

Steven Stosny makes an analogy, distinguishing the functions of anger and resentment, as: anger being a fire-extinguisher meant to 'put-out' and prevent immediately harmful situations, from becoming more harmful, while resentment is more like a smoke-alarm: something that is always 'on' (and requires energy and emotions to sustain this alarm-system), and is meant to protect us if, just in case, someone or something harmful from past experience shows up.[3] Resentment and anger differ primarily in the way they are externally expressed. Anger results in aggressive behavior, used to avert or deal with a threat,[18] while resentment occurs once the injury has been dealt and is not expressed as aggressively or as openly.

Another differentiation between anger and resentment, is as follows: anger is about the immediate situation (to back off or submit), whereas resentment is a defensive way to mentally punish (or in the more extreme case, to devalue) yourself, or the remembered offender.[3] Another differentiation is that

resentment is rarely (if ever) about a single specific stimulus:[3] even after behavioural changes have been made (i.e. accountability has been addressed) or the stimulus is no longer present (i.e. situation is no longer encountered) resentment can still be present. Whereas anger is triggered by a specific stimulus, and usually reduces in intensity as the stimulus attenuates (or is no longer present).

Comparison with conviction[edit]

An important feature of acting on resentment is that it is against something (i.e. unfairness, injustice, abuse, situations that threaten values or well-being). Whereas, acting on conviction is for something (i.e. justice, well-being of self or others, or any other values held by an individual as important). The distinction is important, when acted upon, because while acting for one's deeper values creates actions consistent with one's values, acting against things (or people) one does not value does not necessarily lead to actions that are consistent with one's deeper values (i.e. retribution, murder).[3] Self-reflection can help determine which of the two that one is acting on, by stating why the behavior is consistent with one's deeper values: if one's answer represents conviction, it will reflect one's deeper values; if it is resentful it will devalue someone or something.[3]

Philosophical perspectives[edit]

Max Scheler considered resentment as the product of weakness and passivity.[19]

Nietzsche saw resentment as an ignoble emotion underlying Rousseau-esque Romanticism - "for under all romanticism lie the grunting and greed of Rousseau's instinct for revenge".[20]

Philosopher Robert C. Solomon wrote extensively on the emotion of resentment and its negative effects on those who experience it. Solomon describes resentment as the means by which man clings to his self-respect. He wrote that it is in this moment when humanity is at its lowest ebb.[citation needed]

Scheler was instrumental in Ressentiment thought.

Alcoholism and bigotry[edit]

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) cites resentment as the number one offender, and one of the greatest threats to an alcoholic.[21] The Twelve Steps of AA involve identifying and dealing with resentment as part of the path toward recovery, including acknowledging one's own role in resentment and praying for the resentment to be taken away. The inventory that AA suggests for processing resentments is to first inventory the resentment by identifying what person, institution, or principle one is angry at, then to identify why one is angry, what instincts of self are affected by the resentment. Finally, disregarding the other person involved entirely, the alcoholic looks for their own mistakes, where they are to blame and where they have been at fault: where has the alcoholic been selfish, self-seeking, dishonest, or frightened?[21] After writing and sharing an inventory, unselfish, constructive action is taken.

Resentment can also play a role in racial and ethnic conflicts. Resentment is cited as having infected the structure of social value, and is thus a regular catalyst in conflicts sparked by inequality.[22] It can also be one of the emotions experienced during class conflict, particularly by the oppressed social class.

Literary examples[edit]

The writer Norman Douglas confessed to a habit of borrowing money, like D. H. Lawrence; but unlike Lawrence, Douglas was able to hide "the primary reaction: resentfulness…. We object to being patronized; it makes us resentful".[23]

Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman discusses resentment: "Both Nietzsche and Scheler point to ressentiment as a major obstacle to loving the Other as thyself. (While they wrote in German, they used the French term ressentiment, the complex meaning of which is less than perfectly conveyed by the more straightforward English term "resentment").[24]

See also[edit]

Anger

Acceptance

Cynicism

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Grief

Mimpathy

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References[edit]

^ D M Marino ed., On Resentment (2013) p. 301-3

^ TenHouten, W. D. (2007). General Theory of Emotions and Social Life. Routledge.

^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stosny, Steven (1 September 2013). Living & Loving After Betrayal. New Harbinger Publications. ISBN 978-1608827527.

^ W TenHouten, Emotion and Reason (2014) p. 20

^ a b c "Handling Resentment". Livestrong.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

^ "Should You Feel or Flee Your Emotions?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2020-01-08.

^ "Don't Justify What You Want to Change". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2020-02-06.

^ Rosenberg, Joan. "Grief: A Pathway to Forgiveness". Youtube. TEDx Talks. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

^ a b "Chains of Resentment". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2020-01-08.

^ a b MacLachlan, Alice (2010). "Unreasonable Resentments". Journal of Social Philosophy. 41 (4): 422–441. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01508.x.

^ a b c Hieronymi, Pamela (May 2001). "Articulating an Uncomprimising Forgiveness" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-18.

^ Luskin, Fred (2003). Forgive For Good. HarperOne. ISBN 978-0062517210.

^ Oatley, Keith; Keltner, Dacher; Jenkins, Jennifer M. (2006). "Studies of the universality of facial expressions". Understanding Emotions. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 88–90. ISBN 978-1-4051-3103-2.

^ "How To Get Rid Of Resentment". Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

^ a b Murphy, Jeffrie G. (1982). "Forgiveness and Resentment". Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 7 (1): 503–16. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4975.1982.tb00106.x.

^ Stosny, Steven (June 2008). "Emotional Abuse: Is Your Relationship Headed There? You Might be a Lot Closer than You Think!". Psychology Today. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

^ Solomon R. C. (1993). The Passions: Emotions and the Meaning of Life. Hackett Publishing.

^ Moore, Zella E.; Gardner, Frank L. (July 9, 2008). "Understanding Clinical Anger and Violence: The Anger Avoidance Model". Behavior Modification. 32 (6): 897–912. doi:10.1177/0145445508319282. PMID 18614696. S2CID 23522935.

^ Albert Camus The Rebel (Vintage nd) p. 17

^ W Kaufmann ed., The Portable Nietzsche (Penguin 1987) p. 514

^ a b AA Services. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 4th edition; 2002. pages 64-67

^ McCarthy, Cameron; Rodriguez, Alicia P.; Buendia, Ed; Meacham, Shuaib; David, Stephen; Godina, Heriberto; Supriya, K. E.; Wilson-Brown, Carrie (1997). "Danger in the safety zone: Notes on race, resentment, and the discourse of crime, violence and suburban security". Cultural Studies. 11 (2): 274–95. doi:10.1080/09502389700490151. OCLC 222710414.

^ N Douglas, Looking Back (London 1934) p. 349

^ Bauman, Zygmunt. Does Ethics Have a Chance in a World of Consumers?. Institute for Human Sciences Vienna Lecture Series in cooperation with Harvard University Press, Suhrkamp Verlag (Frankfurt), and Znak (Kraków). First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2009.

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Kinder, Donald R.; Sanders, Lynn M. (1997). "Subtle Prejudice for Modern Times". Divided by Color: Racial Politics and Democratic Ideals. American Politics and Political Economy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 92–160. ISBN 978-0-226-43574-9.

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C2 a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like: He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood. This decision has caused resentment among some teachers. See

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angerangerHe vented his anger by kicking the door.annoyanceSmoke can cause annoyance by making clothes and hair smell unpleasant.irritationShe expressed irritation with her son's attitude.frustrationA lot of children's behaviour problems are caused by sheer frustration.furyThe speech provoked fury in some parts of the world.rageHe was filled with jealous rage when he saw his girlfriend talking to another man.

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Evidently, the events across the border were reviving dormant resentments throughout the western frontier lands.

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Feelings of anger about food being rejected and resentment about having to prepare food were voiced.

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This alienation process naturally may lead to frustration and resentment.

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Resentment and marginalization, reinforced by a heightened belief in his own self, gave rise to a sense of difference, alienation, and rediscovered identity.

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In doing so, petitioners usually blamed intermediaries rather than directly expressing resentment against the regime's principles or highest cadres.

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But his system will manifest anger and resentment rather than anxiety and embarrassment.

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This had the result of deepening resentments and adding personality and demarcation conflicts to disagreements on the policy.

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Heavy-handed tactics such as these, not to mention the palls of diesel exhaust normally hanging over those same roads, have provoked considerable public resentment.

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Conversely, in the pharmacies where staff did not see the bene t of this money, there was some evidence of resentment.

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Sometimes, the temptation is simply to avoid the aggro and stay silent, nurturing a private resentment.

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These officially sanctioned precedents served the guilds' own exclusionary goals by precluding possible popular resentment.

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Later in the diary, as his resentment toward the empire grows, he no longer refers to his fellow soldiers in such a sympathetic way.

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As colonial officials instituted an increasingly restrictive program of wildlife management at the turn of the century, they repeatedly encountered popular resentment and resistance.

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This state of things in the field, as well as its assessment by scholars, sometimes evokes critique and resentment.

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Our bivariate analyses confirm the increased intensity of caregiving for co-resident carers : this group expressed both more overload and more resentment than others.

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bitter resentmentI can foresee bitter resentment being felt, and expressed, by many objectors whose representations have been overruled.

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C2 a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

怨恨

He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood.

他因自己的悲慘童年而對父母懷有深深的怨恨。

This decision has caused resentment among some teachers.

這個決定引起了一些教師的不滿。

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If "the best" medical graduates do not like their placement, lingering resentment could work to sabotage quality of patient care they deliver as residents.

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Later in the diary, as his resentment toward the empire grows, he no longer refers to his fellow soldiers in such a sympathetic way.

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However, implementation of the common language policy encountered resentment.

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However, this blending of identities could cause prospects to feel more resentment.

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Conversely, in the pharmacies where staff did not see the bene t of this money, there was some evidence of resentment.

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This alienation process naturally may lead to frustration and resentment.

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Our bivariate analyses confirm the increased intensity of caregiving for co-resident carers : this group expressed both more overload and more resentment than others.

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The starving would thus feel resentment and the sympathy of an impartial spectator would 'demand an enforced recompense' (p. 258).

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resentment是什么意思_resentment的翻译_音标_读音_用法_例句_爱词霸在线词典

ntment是什么意思_resentment的翻译_音标_读音_用法_例句_爱词霸在线词典首页翻译背单词写作校对词霸下载用户反馈专栏平台登录resentment是什么意思_resentment用英语怎么说_resentment的翻译_resentment翻译成_resentment的中文意思_resentment怎么读,resentment的读音,resentment的用法,resentment的例句翻译人工翻译试试人工翻译翻译全文简明柯林斯牛津resentmentCET4/CET6/GRE/IELTS英 [rɪˈzentmənt]美 [rɪˈzɛntmənt]释义n.愤恨,不满点击 人工翻译,了解更多 人工释义词态变化复数: resentments;实用场景例句全部愤恨不满to feel/harbour/bear resentment towards/against sb对某人感到 / 深怀 / 有怨恨牛津词典She could not conceal the deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated.受到那样的待遇,她无法掩藏内心强烈的愤恨。牛津词典She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker...她表达了对被一位社工采访的愤恨。柯林斯高阶英语词典But the problems of inflation and unemployment still cause a lot of resentment.但是通货膨胀和失业问题仍然激起了很多人的怨恨。柯林斯高阶英语词典The more you nurture your resentment, the more unhappy you'll become.仇恨越深, 越不开心.期刊摘选The situation is causing simmering resentment in both halves of Germany.这种情形导致了原东西德双方间的埋怨和不满逐渐增加.期刊摘选The euphoria of victory in 1945 had long since given way to sullen resentment.1945年胜利时的欢快心情早已被阴郁的不满情绪所取代.辞典例句Each had a different way, humorous or philosophic , contemptuous, sour, or sly, of showing this resentment.各人有各人不同的表示憎恨的方式, 诙谐的,明达的, 傲慢的, 酸溜溜的或者调皮的.辞典例句As time goes on, her resentment builds.随着时间的推移, 她产生了怨恨.期刊摘选Everyone feels resentment at being treated unfairly.每个人都会为受到不公平的待遇而感到愤慨.《现代汉英综合大词典》Resentment is taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.怨恨就是自己服毒,以为可以毒死别人.期刊摘选She harboured resentment against her stepmother.她对继母怀有怨恨.《现代汉英综合大词典》His resentment blinds his good sense.愤怒使他失去理智.《现代英汉综合大词典》She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心.《简明英汉词典》A greater cause for resentment is the discrepancy in pay.导致愤怒的更主要原因是报酬上的差异.《简明英汉词典》For many decades, a humiliated China indulged in the politics of resentment.在过去几十年中, 中国因沉溺于内斗而蒙受耻辱.期刊摘选Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion.对这种明目张胆的入侵感到怒不可遏.期刊摘选All of us as women have developed a reservoir resentment and anger.所有的女性心里都埋藏着海量的愤恨和怒气.期刊摘选Don't let your resentment build up.别让你的怨恨郁积起来.《简明英汉词典》All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨.《简明英汉词典》You are not doing yourself any good by storing up your resentment.你这样积恨对你没有好处.《简明英汉词典》I detect an undercurrent of resentment towards the new proposals.我察觉到对新提案有一股潜在的不满情绪。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker.她表达了对被一位社工采访的愤恨。柯林斯例句Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers.奖项已使政务委员会的低层官员们愤愤不平。柯林斯例句Ginny's initial rage at his treatment of Chris had simmered down to resentment.金尼起初因他对待克丽丝的态度而怒火中烧,后来这种愤怒慢慢沉淀为了憎恶。柯林斯例句Often I find that anger and resentment are at the bottom of the problem.我常常发现愤怒和不满是问题的真正根源。柯林斯例句This issue has aroused much resentment among the masses.这个问题在民众中间引起了强烈的不满。柯林斯例句That's a lot of people smouldering with resentment.许多人的心里都在愤愤不平。柯林斯例句But the problems of inflation and unemployment still cause a lot of resentment.但是通货膨胀和失业问题仍然激起了很多人的怨恨。柯林斯例句My resentment of her slowly began to fade.我对她的怨恨开始渐渐消退了。柯林斯例句收起实用场景例句真题例句全部六级考研Simmering (难以平息的) resentment is seldom an aid to education.出自-2010年6月阅读原文In the Internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ收起真题例句英英释义Noun1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will收起英英释义词根词缀词根: sent=feel,表示"感觉"adj.consentient 同意的, 无异议的consent[n.&v.[to]同意,赞成,答应]+ient=ent表形容词→adj.同意的, 无异议的sentimental 多愁善感的sentiment感情+al……的→adj.多愁善感的n.presentiment 预感,预觉pre预先+sentiment感觉→n.预感,预觉dissension 意见不合,纠纷,倾轧dissent[v.不同意,持异议]+sion→dissension意见不合resentment 憎恨resent[v.忿恨,不满]+ment表名词→n.憎恨scent 气味,香味;香水 scent=sent感觉→ n.气味,香味;香水 v.嗅猎;察觉sentence 句子;判决,宣判sent感觉+ence表名词→根据感觉来判断→判决,宣判sentiment 感情,柔情;看法;感觉sent感觉+iment=ment表名词→感觉→感情n.&v.consent [to]同意,赞成,答应con共同+sent感觉→共同感觉→同意v.assent 同意,赞成as一再,一样+sent感觉→一样的感觉→赞同dissent 不同意,持异议dis分开+sent感觉→感觉不合→不同意resent 忿恨,不满re反+sent感觉→反感→不满scent 嗅猎;察觉scent=sent感觉→ n.气味,香味;香水 v.嗅猎;察觉同义词n.烦恼;愤怒irritationindignationdispleasurebitternesswrathvexationangerannoyance其他释义spitebitternesswrathirritationannoyancevexationindignationangeroffensedispleasureexasperation释义词态变化实用场景例句真题例句英英释义词根词缀

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英 [rɪˈzentmənt]

美 [rɪˈzɛntmənt]

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n.愤恨,不满;

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英英释义

resentment[ ri'zentmənt ]n.a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will同义词:bitternessgallrancorrancour

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同近义词辨析

resentment, fury, anger, indignation这组词都有“愤怒、生气”的意思,其区别是:resentmentn.愤恨,怨恨,不满,是正式用语,尤指由于受侮辱或自尊心受到伤害后而产生的愤慨。There was a feeling of resentment in the office after everyone's pay was lowered.大家的工资降低后,办公室里怨声载道。furyn.暴怒,大怒,程度较anger要强。angern.气愤,生气,是一般用语。After their argument, he expressed his anger by punching the other man in the face.争吵之后,他一拳打在那个人的脸上以发泄怒气。indignationn.义愤,尤其指出于道义上的激愤。general indignation at the sudden steep rise in bus fares公共汽车票价突然猛增激起的公愤

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用作名词(n.)A feeling of resentment urged him to abandon them.一种怨恨的心情促使他离开了她们。He shows no resentment towards anyone.他对任何人都无怨恨。There was hysteria in her cry of resentment.她愤恨的喊声中带有歇斯底里。To his Surprise Hitler showed no resentment or anger.使他感到意外的是,希特勒竟未表示愤恨,也没有发脾气。

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Freedom and ResentmentFreedom and Resentment and Other Essays by P. F. StrawsonAlexander and Philip: Emulation and ResentmentReduced funding feeds Danish scientists' resentmentRacial Resentment and White Opposition to Race-Conscious Programs: Principles or Prejudice?Reformulating the preconditions of resentment: A referent cognitions model.The Asian economic crisis: A study in the politics of resentmentUnderstanding welfare stigma: Taxpayer resentment and statistical discriminationThe Ordeal of Integration: Progress and Resentment in America''s''Racial''CrisisEnvy, resentment, Schadenfreude, and sympathy: Reactions to deserved and underserved achievement and subsequent failure.

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The Meaning of Resentment

It's an emotion word that hurts.

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The words people use for emotions influence the ways they think about emotions.

The word "resentment" has negative connotations that can make legitimate anger seem unreasonable.

Calling anger resentment turns potential social failings to individual ones.

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Laurie Anderson has famously sung that “Language Is a Virus,” and nowhere is her insight truer than in the realm of emotion words. Emotion labels slip in and out of vogue, and lately, “resentment” has been arising with a disturbing frequency. Merriam-Webster defines this complex emotion as “a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury.”

Etymologically, “resent” has come to English from French and, originally, from Latin, composed of the prefix “re-” plus “sentire” (“to feel”). Some etymological dictionaries interpret the “re-” as an intensifying prefix, but “re-” literally means “again.” People who feel resentment experience an insult again. And again. And again—for years, sometimes for decades. Few English words for emotions carry such negative connotations.

Feeling resentment runs against the advice of most American self-help books. One should learn to let go and move on, to laugh at oneself (Johnson 1999, 45). One should not nurse anger, seek revenge, or bear grudges. One should not blame other people or social circumstances for one’s problems.

One should look in the mirror. One should not regard oneself as a victim. Supposedly, it is counter-productive to feel long-term anger toward people who have done one harm.

In the “Why I Am So Wise” section of Ecce Homo, 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche ironically attributed his wisdom to “freedom from ressentiment,” a concept distinct from, but related to, resentment in which a weaker creature feels chronic anger toward a stronger one (Nietzsche 45). Metaphorically, Nietzsche proposed that ressentiment works like a sickness so that avoiding it should be a matter of hygiene (Nietzsche 45-46). In Western cultures, resentment and its cousin, ressentiment, carry connotations of weakness, immaturity, and lack of character.

Not everyone’s simmering anger receives the “resentment” label. In examples of how to use “resentment” in a sentence, Merriam-Webster includes “She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband,” and “He’s filled with resentment at his boss” (Merriam-Webster). People tend to apply “resentment” to the feelings that less powerful individuals harbor toward more powerful ones: anger that may have accumulated for years because it cannot be directly expressed.

"Bitter, Caustic & Resentful, But Not Angry 1," by Carolyn_Sewell

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Historian Ute Frevert writes that until the 18th century, “Rage had been seen as a feature of the powerful. Only those at the top could afford and enact it. They alone had the power to let others feel their rage” (Frevert 2011, 92). Expressing anger has different consequences depending on one’s social position in workplaces and relationships. Sociologist Warren D. TenHouten characterizes resentment as a blend of anger, fear, disappointment, and disgust (TenHouten 2007, 193).

People described as resentful don't often have much chance to protest. A child may resent the birth of a younger sibling, for whose care he or she may become responsible. An adult may resent caring for aging parents while his or her siblings dodge the responsibility. A parent may resent having to perform household duties while his or her partner engages in travel, education, and fulfilling work. An employee may resent disrespectful, humiliating treatment.

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Resentment builds when one can’t quit a job or yell back at an abuser for fear of homelessness or physical violence. Resentment is an emotion of socioeconomic entrapment, of anger at work unfairly foisted onto one that one cannot avoid. In U.S. culture—to put it crudely—resentment is the emotion of a loser.

In Banned Emotions, I analyzed how emotion metaphors help to make some emotions so stigmatizing that many people suppress emotions which might fuel a fight against injustice. Self-pity, for example, has long been characterized through metaphors of paralysis, stagnation, darkness, dirt, and foul smells (Otis 2019). In Ugly Feelings, literary scholar Sianne Ngai studied the “rats and possums rather than lions” of human emotions, among which she included envy (Ngai 2005, 6). As Ngai points out, as soon as the word “envy” comes into play, attention is diverted from the social injustice that may have caused the emotion to the faulty character of the person feeling it (Ngai 2005, 128). In Ngai’s perceptively drawn metaphor, some emotions (such as rage) receive the awe and respect given to lions, whereas others (such as envy) warrant calls to exterminators.

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Resentment (a skunk, maybe?) falls in the latter category. Calling anger "resentment" invalidates the emotions of people who may have good reasons to be angry. Denying the legitimacy of this emotion can smother criticism of unfair social practices (Ngai 2005, 129).

“Resent” often arises in discussions of childcare and eldercare, now that the COVID pandemic has highlighted the inequitable distribution of domestic labor and the lack of social support networks. Calling anger "resentment" turns social failings into individual ones, shaming people when they object to unfair circumstances (Ngai 2005, 129). It has saddened me to hear my female friends applying the word “resent” to themselves and their mothers, although the issues surrounding this word reach far beyond women.

One friend described her mother cooking full meals for her family and resenting it. Her mother may well have felt resentment, but I would rather hear another word used for a person angry at the unequal division of unwaged, reproductive labor. Consider the difference between these two sentences:

Jeff resented having to care for the twins while Donna went on a business trip to LA.

Jeff felt angry that he had to care for the twins while Donna went on a business trip to LA.

Substituting “felt angry” for “resented” turns implied selfishness into a legitimate challenge to a potentially unfair situation. It turns a skunk into a lion and a stink into a roar.

I am not advocating that we ban the word “resent.” Attempts to mold thought by censoring language bring to mind George Orwell’s 1984 and disrespect people’s intelligence and human rights. I am just asking that we think carefully about the words we use to label emotions—about all of their connotations, their tendencies to provoke or shut down thought.

Laurie Anderson had a point. Language does work like a virus that enters living systems and uses them to reproduce itself. People are saying “resent” because they are hearing the word frequently, and, distracted and exhausted, they are reproducing what they hear. Language does influence people’s ideas about emotions and social practices, but it can’t fully determine thought. I recommend thinking hard before calling anger "resentment" because of the harm that word can do.

References

Anderson, L. (1986). “Language Is a Virus.” Home of the Brave. Cinecom Pictures.

Frevert, Ute. (2011). Emotions in History—Lost and Found. Budapest; New York: Central European University Press.

Johnson, Spencer. (1999). Who Moved My Cheese? London: Vermillion.

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Resentment. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved July 25, 2021, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resentment.

Ngai, Sianne. (2005). Ugly Feelings. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Nietzsche, Friedrich. (1979). Ecce Homo. Translated by R. J. Hollingdale. London; New York: Penguin.

Online Etymological Dictionary. (n. d.). Resent. In Online Etymological Dictionary. Retrieved July 25, 2021, from https://www.etymonline.com/word/resent.

TenHouten, Warren D. (2007). A General Theory of Emotions and Social Life. London; New York: Routledge.

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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Let Go of Resentment

How Resentment Impacts Your Well-Being

Is the Goal Really to Feel No Resentment At All?

Strategies to Help You Begin Letting Go of Resentment

Whether a conscious act or unintentional, being hurt by someone else often has a lasting impact on us. It ignites a flurry of emotions—anger, sadness, frustration, confusion, and indignation—floods our minds, and can leave us with a lingering sense of deep injustice. For some, these feelings can swirl and fester in our minds, leading to ongoing resentment toward the situation or the offender. 

“With resentment, we often hold ill will toward someone or something that is the cause of the past injustices—real or perceived—and the old feelings of anger connected to them,” explains Rachel Fleischman, LCSW, founder of Bliss Counseling. “This gets sticky. People get very attached to their resentments because they are based in the deep sense of being wronged.”

The problem with resentment is that it’s something we hold within ourselves. In that sense, it often ends up impacting us more than it does the offender.

Ahead, we’re covering common reasons why you can’t let go of resentment, how this can impact you over the long term, and effective ways to process and assuage this complicated emotion. 

5 Reasons Why You Can’t Let Go of Resentment

Why is it so hard to let go of resentment? Consider these common reasons.  

Rachel Fleischman, LCSW

People get very attached to their resentments because they are based in the deep sense of being wronged.

— Rachel Fleischman, LCSW

You Feel Like There’s No Closure or Resolution

When a situation feels like it’s been left open-ended, it’s difficult to move forward. It’s human nature to desire a sense of closure before we can let go of any negative feelings. “We may be waiting for the other person to notice or say something,” notes Sarah Baroud, LICSW. She adds, “If I'm feeling resentful, it makes sense that I would want the person I resent to take action to fix or apologize.”

A simple acknowledgement of wrongdoing by the other might be enough to allow you to release resentment. 

Confronting the Issue Head-On Is Overwhelming 

One reason you may experience a lack of resolution is that it feels easier to sit in your resentment than to do the work required to confront the situation and mend the relationship.

A pointed finger without any conversation leaves us stagnated and bitter. 

In this case, Baroud says we often end up gripped by resentment and end up pointing a finger at the other person indefinitely versus taking any helpful steps forward. A pointed finger without any conversation leaves us stagnated and bitter. 

In the event that you don’t want to continue the relationship, it’s still important to confront the issue within yourself and find inner peace. 

How to Forgive: 5 Tips for Letting Go and Moving On

Letting Go Makes You Feel Like You’ve “Lost” 

Your resentment might be caused by feeling like the other person still needs to “pay” or be punished for what they’ve done.

Sarah Baroud, LICSW

Letting go of resentment may feel like you're surrendering, like you're letting the person off the hook.

— Sarah Baroud, LICSW

Baroud says, “Letting go of resentment may feel like you're surrendering, like you're letting the person off the hook. That might feel like you lost some battle.” Fleischman adds that letting go might even feel like an admission that your emotional investment in this long-held anger was futile or a waste of time. 

Remind yourself that letting go of bitter anger or frustration doesn’t allow the other person to win, nor does it imply you’ve lost. Letting go allows you to finally move forward with your life without an ever-present nagging stronghold.

Holding Onto Resentment Provides Power and Control

Gripping steadfastly onto resentment can provide a false (and painful) sense of power or control over the situation or person. “It may feel you are maintaining a psychological advantage or maybe even protecting yourself from further harm,” Fleischman says. “Releasing resentment might be seen as relinquishing control.”

Often, though, the best way to grow, find resolve, and experience inner peace is to embrace vulnerability.

Resentment Serves as a Coping Mechanism 

Similarly, holding onto resentment might also serve as a subconscious protective mechanism you’ve put in place in order to shield yourself from future hurt.

“For example, if you are in a relationship and the person cheats on you, holding onto resentment can provide a defense mechanism to prevent you from moving forward, finding another relationship, and perhaps getting hurt again,” says Amy Robbins, PsyD, director of mental health at BIÂN Chicago. 

Often, we must dig a little deeper in order to better understand why we can't let go of these difficult feelings.

How Resentment Impacts Your Well-Being

There’s an old adage regarding resentment, says Fleischman, that goes something like “holding onto resentment is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.” This bitter, lingering feeling often ends up negatively impacting us by causing us to retreat inward, focus on the negative, and sour our relationships. 

“Resentment can often push other people away,” warns Dr. Robbins. “If you are someone who is always feeling angry, bitter, and wronged—and you are sharing that with other people—then over time those people are not going to want to be around you.”

Like any difficult emotion, research shows that holding onto resentment can cause stress in the body. A 2018 study that appeared in "Health Psychology" found that adults who held onto anger and hostility over the course of a decade experienced greater cognitive decline than those who were more apt to forgive.

Another study asked participants to think of a conflict in which they didn’t forgive someone while completing a physical test. They did worse compared to their peers who thought of a time when they forgave another person. The grudge holders were also more likely to think a hill looked steeper than the forgiving group, indicating a more pessimistic mindset.

The Dangers of Bottling Up Our Emotions

Is the Goal Really to Feel No Resentment At All?

As you walk through life, it’s completely normal and OK to experience a variety of emotions. Issues arise when you’re unable to move through those emotions and they end up causing harm. 

Amy Robbins, PsyD

The goal is never not to feel, but rather to recognize the feeling and try to understand what is at the root of it.

— Amy Robbins, PsyD

“The goal is never not to feel, but rather to recognize the feeling and try to understand what is at the root of it,” says Dr. Robbins. “Why are you unable to let go of the anger? Why in this certain situation do you feel wronged?  And what is the history of that feeling for you? That can begin to give you some insight into the resentment.”  

Daniel Rinaldi, therapist and life coach, says that a realistic goal is to acknowledge the resentment and work toward processing it in a constructive way. You may not do it perfectly, and resentment may rear its head every once in a while. But striving to let go and find peace will serve you and your relationships. 

Strategies to Help You Begin Letting Go of Resentment

Here are some ways you can slowly work through resentment and find a greater sense of inner peace. 

Understand the Source: Identifying the reasons you’re holding onto resentment can help you confront and work through those feelings. For example, if it’s a form of self-protection, you might be able to address how to feel vulnerable again and let your guard down more easily. If it’s because you don’t want to “lose,” then it pushes you toward seeing how you can win by letting go. 

Examine Your Expectations: The best way to eliminate resentment is not to set yourself up for it. “If there’s a hint of ‘what’s in it for me,’ chances are you’re headed for some resentment,” Fleischman says. Also consider what, realistically, the other person can do in order for you to let go. Is an apology enough? Why or why not?

Practice Gratitude: Being grateful sounds easy enough, but it requires work. This might look like examining ways the offender has positively impacted your life versus just holding onto their offense. Practicing gratitude might also look like taking stock of the wonderful things in your life and how they ultimately outshine a negative experience. 

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