Polyglot Dictionary

ressentiment

/ʁəsɑ̃timɑ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les ressentiments

Meaning

  1. resentment

    A lingering bitterness or ill feeling, often without one specific target — contrast with rancune, a grudge held against a particular person.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rancune

rancune is resentment held specifically against a person for something they did — a grudge; ressentiment is broader, a lingering bitterness that doesn't need one specific target.

Practice

1 What does ressentiment mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il garde du ___ envers son ancien patron.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ressentiment?

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