/ rɪˈzentmənt; NAmE / noun
[ U , sing. ] a feeling of anger or unhappiness about sth that you think is unfair :
to feel / harbour / bear resentment towards / against sb
She could not conceal the deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated.
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Italian risentimento or French ressentiment , from obsolete French resentir , from re- (expressing intensive force) + sentir feel (from Latin sentire ).