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Resentment vs Revenge - What's the difference?

resentment | revenge |

As nouns the difference between resentment and revenge

is that resentment is a feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation while revenge is any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.

As a verb revenge is

(reflexive) to take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.

resentment

English

Noun

  • A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed; indignation.
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  • * 1812 ,
    • 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.
  • (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
    • He retains vivid resentments of the more solid morality.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.
  • (obsolete) satisfaction; gratitude
  • * 1651 , The Council Book
    • 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 * umbrage

    revenge

    English

    (wikipedia revenge)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice.
  • (label) A win by the previous loser.
  • *
  • *:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge ”.

    • Synonyms

    * payback, wreak * See also

    Derived terms

    * Montezuma's revenge * revengeful * revenge is a dish best served cold * revengement * revenger

    See also

    * vendetta * avenge * vengeance * get one's own back * get back at somebody * retaliate

    Verb

  • (reflexive) To take one's revenge (on'' or ''upon ) someone.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, / Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.
  • To take for (a particular harmful action), to avenge.
  • * Ld. Berners
    • to revenge the death of our fathers
  • * Dryden
    • The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.
    Arsenal revenged its loss to Manchester United last time with a 5-0 drubbing this time.
  • (archaic) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A bird that will revenge upon you all.

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