Usually means: Bitterness felt from perceived wrongs.
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  1. resentfulness: Merriam-Webster
  2. resentfulness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. resentfulness: Collins English Dictionary
  4. resentfulness: Wordnik
  5. resentfulness: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. resentfulness: Wiktionary
  7. resentfulness: Dictionary.com
  8. resentfulness: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. resentfulness: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (resentfulness)

▸ noun:  The characteristic of being resentful.

Similar:
unresentfulness, restiveness, reservedness, hatefulness, begrudgingness, respectfulness, grouchiness, reproachfulness, remissness, retentiveness, more...

Opposite:
gratitude, appreciation, contentment, thankfulness

Types:
bitterness, more...

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Similar:
unresentfulness, restiveness, reservedness, hatefulness, begrudgingness, respectfulness, grouchiness, reproachfulness, remissness, retentiveness, more...

Opposite:
gratitude, appreciation, contentment, thankfulness

Types:
bitterness, more...



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