| Main Entry: | resentfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resentment |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, choler, cynicism, displeasure, dudgeon, embitterment, exacerbation, exasperation, fog*, fury, gall, grudge, huff, hurt, ill feeling, ill will, indignation, ire, irritation, malice, malignity, miff, offense, outrage, passion, perturbation, pique*, rage, rancor, rancorousness, rise, spite, umbrage, vehemence, vexation, virulence, virulency, wrath |
| Main Entry: | envy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jealousy |
Synonyms: |
backbiting, coveting, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye, green-eyed monster, grudge, grudging, grudgingness, hatred, heartburn, ill will, invidiousness, jaundiced eye, lusting, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignity, opposition, prejudice, resentfulness, resentment, rivalry, spite |
| Notes: | jealousy is reflective of a person's feelings or attitudes toward another person, whereas envy expresses a person's feelings or attitudes toward another person's advantages or accomplishments; jealousy pertains to emotional rivalry while envy is resentment of a more fortunate person |
Antonyms: |
comfort, confidence, contentedness, good will, kindness, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | jealousy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | envy |
Synonyms: |
backbiting, begrudging, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye, green-eyed monster, grudge, grudgingness, jaundiced eye, resentfulness, resentment, spite |
| Main Entry: | rancor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bitterness, hatefulness |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bile, dudgeon, enmity, grudge, hardness of heart, harshness, hate, hatred, hostility, ill feeling, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, mordacity, pique, resentfulness, resentment, retaliation, revengefulness, ruthlessness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, umbrage, uncharitableness, unfriendliness, variance, vengeance, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness, virulence |
Antonyms: |
kindness, love, respect, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | embitterment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resentment |
Synonyms: |
acrimony, anger, animosity, bitterness, indignation, ire, malice, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, spite, virulence, virulency |
| Main Entry: | enviousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | envy |
Synonyms: |
jealousy, resentfulness, resentment, the green-eyed monster |
| Main Entry: | rancorousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resentment |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, choler, cynicism, displeasure, dudgeon, embitterment, exacerbation, exasperation, fog*, fury, gall, grudge, huff, hurt, ill feeling, ill will, indignation, ire, irritation, malice, malignity, miff, offense, outrage, passion, perturbation, pique*, rage, rancor, resentfulness, rise, spite, umbrage, vehemence, vexation, virulence, virulency, wrath |
| Main Entry: | virulence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resentment |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, choler, cynicism, displeasure, dudgeon, embitterment, exacerbation, exasperation, fog*, fury, gall, grudge, huff, hurt, ill feeling, ill will, indignation, ire, irritation, malice, malignity, miff, offense, outrage, passion, perturbation, pique*, rage, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, rise, spite, umbrage, vehemence, vexation, virulency, wrath |
| Main Entry: | virulency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resentment |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, annoyance, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, choler, cynicism, displeasure, dudgeon, embitterment, exacerbation, exasperation, fog*, fury, gall, grudge, huff, hurt, ill feeling, ill will, indignation, ire, irritation, malice, malignity, miff, offense, outrage, passion, perturbation, pique*, rage, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, rise, spite, umbrage, vehemence, vexation, virulence, wrath |
| Concept: | Jealousy. |
| Category: | 2. Retrospective sympathetic affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
jealousy, jealousness; jaundiced eye; envious suspicion, suspicion; "green-eyed monster" [Othello]; yellows; Juno.
-verbs
be jealous; view with jealousy, view with a jealous eye.
-adjectives
jealous, jealous as a barbary pigeon; jaundiced, yellow-eyed, envious, hornmad.
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