resentment
re·sent·ment/ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/noun
resentment is spelled R-E-S-E-N-T-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (re·sent·ment). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resentment means “Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resentment is resentments.
How many letters and syllables are in resentment?
| Letters | 10: R-E-S-E-N-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·sent·ment |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is resentment?
Resentment appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resentment?
- /ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/
Resentment has 3 syllables, split re·sent·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-resentment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resentment
- resentments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resentment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
- 2
obsoleteThe state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
- 3
obsoleteSatisfaction; gratitude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resentment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anger or displeasure felt out of belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing o:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ressentiment, agacement, rancune |
| German | Ressentiment, Groll |
| Portuguese | ressentimento |
| Spanish | resentimiento, animadversión, animosidad, rencor, tirria, indignación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does resentment come from?
From resent + -ment, after Middle French and French ressentiment (in Old French as recentement), from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir via Old French sentir, from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). Compare Italian risentimento, Portuguese ressentimento, and Spanish resentimiento. Doublet of resentiment and ressentiment, the former attested slightly earlier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).