resentful

[ ri-zent-fuhl ]

adjective

1. full of or marked by resentment.

Other Words From

• re·sentful·ly adverb
• re·sentful·ness noun
• unre·sentful adjective
• unre·sentful·ly adverb
• unre·sentful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resentful¹

First recorded in 1645–55; resent + -ful

Example Sentences

Will a tide of resentful, low-propensity voters, understandably alienated from the undemocratic status quo and eager to punish the so-called elites, deliver a death-blow to democracy?

From Salon

Trump is a political entrepreneur who understands his target market: social scientists have repeatedly shown that if given a choice between real democracy and sharing power with nonwhites and an authoritarian country where white people are the dominant group, racist and racially resentful white Americans choose the latter.

From Salon

The weekend was soon over and it was time to leave the fantasy world to return to the real world, where resentful Trump voters want to tear everything to the ground.

From Salon

Jemma Swallow, who used to own a tea shop in London, says 10% "covers most situations, without leaving the customer resentful of being asked for it and the staff for not receiving one".

From BBC

Trump only needs to win over enough voters — specifically the angry, disaffected, and racially resentful white voters in the key battleground states — to take back the White House.

From Salon

Related Words

• belligerent
• bitter
• hateful
• spiteful
• unsympathetic