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Irked vs Resentful - What's the difference?

irked | resentful |

As adjectives the difference between irked and resentful

is that irked is annoyed while resentful is inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.

As a verb irked

is past tense of irk.

irked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Annoyed.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (irk)

    • Synonyms

    * annoyed * bothered * irritated * perturbed

    resentful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when .
  • Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

    • Synonyms

    * (Inclined to resent) unforgiving, spiteful * (Full of resentment) bitter

    Derived terms

    * resentfully * resentfulness

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