resentment

Example Sentences

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Trot songs often express "han" - a deep-seated feeling of sorrow, resentment and longing shaped by Korea's history of foreign subjugation and one of the most enduring themes in Korean culture.

From BBC

Lucas in particular was driven as much by resentment of the old as passion for the new.

From Los Angeles Times

He seethed with resentment at their mainstream success and regularly took jabs at his former bandmates in the press.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead there is always about him, in his public presentation, an air of grievance, of resentment, and a feeling of superiority—if you were a little brighter, you’d see it my way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet an undercurrent of resentment flows through “Remember the Times” — a sense that Riley feels his legacy isn’t as secure as those of Jam and Lewis or Babyface and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times