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Resentful vs Dismayed - What's the difference?

resentful | dismayed | Related terms |

Resentful is a related term of dismayed.


As adjectives the difference between resentful and dismayed

is that resentful is inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when while dismayed is having the emotion of dismay.

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

    References

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    dismayed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness