Ressentiment

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɛsãtiˈmãː/, [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː], [ʁəsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː] Hyphenation: Res‧sen‧ti‧ment Rhymes: -ãː === Noun === Ressentiment n (strong, genitive Ressentiments, plural Ressentiments) resentment Near-synonyms: Groll m, Missgunst f, Unmut m, Verbitterung f Den Nachbarn zu kennen, beugt Ressentiments vor. ― Knowing your neighbours prevents resentment. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: → ressentiment (semantic loan) ==== See also ==== Abneigung (de) f Ärger (de) m Feindseligkeit (de) f Verstimmung (de) f Verachtung (de) f === Further reading === “Ressentiment”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Ressentiment” in Duden online