- resentment
- nounADJECTIVE▪ bitter, considerable, deep, deep-seated, great, lingering, seething, smouldering/smoldering▪ growing▪ old▪
She felt all her old resentment flaring up.
▪ class, racial (both esp. AmE)VERB + RESENTMENT▪ feel, harbour/harbor, hold▪I felt no resentment towards/toward him.
▪You seem to be harbouring/harboring some resentment against your boss.
▪ express, show▪ hide▪He struggled to hide his resentment.
▪ arouse, breed, cause, create, fuel, generate, lead to, provoke, stir▪Inequality breeds resentment.
RESENTMENT + VERB▪ growPREPOSITION▪ resentment about, resentment over▪Maggie was filled with resentment about her treatment.
▪ resentment against▪the growing resentment against foreigners
▪ resentment among▪The measures will fuel resentment among students.
▪ resentment at▪I felt great resentment at having to work such long hours.
▪ resentment between▪the bitter resentment between the two brothers
▪ resentment towards/toward▪their resentment towards/toward each other
PHRASES▪ a cause of resentment, a source of resentment▪ a feeling of resentment, a sense of resentment▪ resentment and anger
Collocations dictionary. 2013.