resentment
/ɹɪˈzentmənt/rih-ZENT-muhnt
/ɹɪˈzɛntmənt/rih-ZENT-muhnt
Meaningthe state of feeling back
Common meaning: bitter anger at unfair treatment
- reback, againSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 444 · scan
- sentto feel, perceive with the sensesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1672 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘back, again’ + ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’ → resentment
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from resent + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RESENT, p.504 · scan
Roots
- sentire Latin “to feel”
- sentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum Latin “to feel, perceive with the senses”
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