Mercifulness and Resentment

Mercifulness

Mercifulness noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: preached that the mercifulness of the Lord is without limit

Resentment is an antonym for mercifulness.

Nearby Words: merciful, mercifully

Resentment

Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

Mercifulness is an antonym for resentment.

Nearby Words: resentful, resented, resenting
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