resentful
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Despite numerous conversations over the past year, she has refused to take any action, and I have grown increasingly resentful of the situation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In this picture I am despondent, resentful, rageful.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
"I am so deeply resentful and very angry. But I don't even know who to be angry at anymore. I just have to console myself by accepting it as fate."
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Konkle describes her mother’s tantrums as emotional thunderstorms that left her feeling resentful that she, the child, was having to comfort a parent, the ostensible authority figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
An angry, resentful howl that seemed to tear through her.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
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