WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
res•sen•ti•ment
(Fr. rə sän tē män′),USA pronunciation n.
- any cautious, defeatist, or cynical attitude based on the belief that the individual and human institutions exist in a hostile or indifferent universe or society.
- an oppressive awareness of the futility of trying to improve one's status in life or in society.
- French; see resentment
- 1940–45
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