🇬🇧 Resentful meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Resentful means you feel angry, hurt, or upset for a while because you think something that happened was unfair or someone treated you badly.

The cat was resentful when the new puppy stole his bed, his toys, and even his favorite sunbeam.

The dragon grew resentful because the princess kept rescuing herself and never let him do his scary entrance speech.

The robot was resentful that humans got coffee breaks but it only got software updates.

The superhero’s sidekick felt resentful that the villain sent hate mail only to the hero and never to him.

The snowman was resentful when the sun melted him, even though he had specifically requested ‘cloudy with extra winter.’

Tom stood at the window, resentful as his friend got the last ticket. He walked resentful to the kitchen, made tea with resentful hands, then heard laughter. He looked resentful, then saw his friend leave the extra ticket on the table. Tom smiled, no longer resentful, and joined the small, relieved group.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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