noun in a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.
2. resentment ·noun the act of resenting.
3. resentment ·noun in a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.
4. resentment ·noun the state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.