Resentment and Smarting

Resentment

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

Smarting and resentment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smarting" instead a noun "Resentment".

Nearby Words: resentful, resented, resenting

Smarting

Smarting noun - A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore.

Resentment and smarting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Smarting".

Nearby Words: smartness, smarted

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