Used in a Sentence

resentful

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for resentful.

Editorial note

It will impact your work, it will make you resentful and you will want to renegotiate your compensation.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of resentful gathered in one view.

adjective

Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

adjective

Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for resentful.

Example sentences

1

It will impact your work, it will make you resentful and you will want to renegotiate your compensation.

2

Why do you find that so repugnant that it moves you to write resentful comments about it?

3

The kids, as adults, were quite resentful that they lacked an educational background that could've helped them.

4

I had these mountains of work to do, and I felt resentful and didn't want to work on them.

5

I immediately feel resentful about the fact that I had to work for this when others didn't.

6

Good employees will justifiably grow resentful of always picking up the slack.

7

I strongly suspect that the vast majority of drivers in this situation will feel at least a bit angry and resentful.

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I would feel resentful if I were forced, through the circumstances of living, to do things that were not of my choosing.

9

Unless he's resentful, but even still, be honest.

10

How do you deal with someone who's doing just as much work as a person in SF/NYC, but living somewhere else feeling resentful that they're not making as much?

11

I certainly wouldn't be surprised if there's some resentment there: I'd certainly be resentful if someone scoffed at teaching me how to read and write!

12

From the article, it sounds like his business had a host of employees below and above that threshold, and the ones above felt resentful and unappreciated, with some people quitting.

Quote examples

1

Would you buy a car from a dealership if the dealer told you "you shouldn't comparison shop it will only make you resentful"?

2

They are today stronger than Russia, they are a target themselves of NSA spying, and like Russia they are resentful of the "U.

3

Think of the mother who has a child (probably the most important "relationship" to nurture) but she is constantly resentful that parenting is blocking the life she could have had (actress, opera singer, etc).

4

It is interesting to observe how a large contingent of developers had grown quite resentful of the Unix philosophy, and now the new architectural trend of "microservices" is having them flock right back at it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use resentful in a sentence?

It will impact your work, it will make you resentful and you will want to renegotiate your compensation.

What does resentful mean?

Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

What part of speech is resentful?

resentful is commonly used as adjective.