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Ressentiment

/ɹɛˌsɒ̃tiˈmɒ̃/

Resentment.

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noun

1
Resentment.
2
A sense of resentment arising from suppressed feelings of envy and hatred, often leading to a frustrated sense of inferiority, with various social repercussions.

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social envynoun	Synonym of class envy.
ill feelingnoun	A feeling of animosity or resentment.
antipathynoun	(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
angernoun	A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
class envynoun	resentful feelings against people of a higher social class
self-hatrednoun	The hatred of oneself.
revengismnoun	A tendency to carry out, or preoccupation with, revenge.
reactancenoun	(psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.
love-hatrednoun	(psychology) A state of mind involving feelings of love-hate.
resistentialismnoun	(humorous) The belief that some inanimate objects exhibit malice toward humans.
indignationnoun	An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
aversionnoun	Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
repugnancenoun	Extreme aversion, repulsion.
siege mentalitynoun	A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.
repulsionnoun	An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
prejudicenoun	(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
enmitynoun	A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
expressed emotionnoun	(uncountable, psychiatry) Negative or hostile attitudes expressed towards a person affected by mental illness by their family.
revulsionnoun	Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.