Timeline for I am looking for an adjective, similar to "holding a grudge"
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| Feb 13, 2015 at 23:06 | comment | added | user66974 | Resentment: a feeling of displeasure or indignation at someone or something regarded as the cause of injury or insult; pique; irritation.thefreedictionary.com/Resentment | |
| Feb 13, 2015 at 22:53 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | ... and that goes on to mention causes such as envy "begrudging admiration" that have nothing to do with wrongdoing. In that case, there is "a feeling of having been wronged by the world/society/fate/fortune", which does not require the target of resentment to have done wrong. | |
| Feb 13, 2015 at 22:49 | comment | added | user66974 | Resentment :Indignation or ill will stemming from a feeling of having been wronged or offended. thefreedictionary.com/Resentment | |
| Feb 13, 2015 at 22:42 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | This doesn't carry the meaning of "past wrongdoing". Success can engender resentment with no wrongdoing whatsoever. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 16:16 | history | answered | user66974 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |