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resentful
adjective /rɪˈzent.fəl/Definition
› feeling angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like: a resentful look She was resentful of anybody's attempts to interfere in her work.Angry and displeasedBad-tempered resentfully
/-i/ adverb Angry and displeasedBad-tempered resentfulness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Anger and displeasure
(Definition of resentful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- apoplectic adjective
- be not amused idiom
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- dudgeon noun
- embittered adjective
- exasperated adjective
- fed up adjective
- fed up to the back teeth idiom
- incandescent adjective (QUALITY)
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