Definition of Resentment

	Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!
Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Resentment

The act of resenting.

The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.

In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.

In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.

Related Definitions:

Act, Anger, As, Bad, Being, By, Consciousness, Contemplation, Conviction, Displeasure, Experienced, Feeling, Good, Gratitude, Holding, Hostility, Impression, In, Inclined, Injury, Mind, Of, Or, Provoked, Reflect, Resenting, Satisfaction, Sense, Something, State, Strong, Subject, The, To, Upon, Wrong

Resentment Quotations

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
John Wooden

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
Dale Carnegie

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.
Adam Smith

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Elbert Hubbard

Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
Barbara Sher

If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.
Peter Marshall

I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn't forgive others.
Lauryn Hill

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.
Roberto Assagioli

To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
Tacitus

I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I'm trying to listen!
Nikki Sixx

Resentment Translations

resentment in Spanish is resentimiento

Quotes