Feeling bitter or angry about something that happened to you, especially when you think it was unfair.
From Latin 'resentire' (to feel again), where 're-' means again and 'sentire' means to feel. The word literally means re-experiencing feelings of hurt.
The 're-' in resentment is key—you're not just feeling angry once, you're repeatedly re-experiencing that hurt every time you think about what happened. It's anger that keeps getting replayed!
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