Resentment vs Huff - What's the difference?
resentment | huff |
A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation.
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* 1812 ,
(obsolete) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon it; feeling; impression.
* Dr. H. More
* Jeremy Taylor
(obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude
* 1651 , The Council Book
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
(obsolete) A boaster; one swelled with a false sense of value or importance.
To breathe heavily.
To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
To say in a huffy manner.
(draughts) To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
To enlarge; to swell up.
To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
* South
To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke rudely; to hector; to bully.
* Echard
As a noun resentment
is a feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation.As a proper noun huff is
.resentment
English
Noun
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- Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
- He retains vivid resentments of the more solid morality.
- It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.
- The Council taking notice of the many good services performed by Mr. John Milton have thought fit to declare their resentment and good acceptance of the same.
See also
* dudgeon * umbragehuff
English
Noun
(en noun)- With a huff , he lifted the box onto the back of the truck.
- Freyja left in a huff .
- Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge of wit. — South.
Verb
(en verb)- The run left him huffing and puffing.
- Bread huffs .
- This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance.
- You must not presume to huff us.