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ressentiment

[ French ruh-sahn-tee-mahn ]

noun

  1. any cautious, defeatist, or cynical attitude based on the belief that the individual and human institutions exist in a hostile or indifferent universe or society.
  2. an oppressive awareness of the futility of trying to improve one's status in life or in society.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ressentiment1

From French, dating back to 1940–45; resentment
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Example Sentences

Il voyait, sans le moindre ressentiment, la figure austère de son père, conservateur des hypothèques.

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