Ressentiment

See also: ressentiment and resentiment

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛsãtiˈmãː/, [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː], [ʁəsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]

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• Hyphenation: Res‧sen‧ti‧ment
• Rhymes: -ãː

Noun

Ressentiment n (strong, genitive Ressentiments, plural Ressentiments)

1. resentment

   Synonyms: Abneigung, Groll

Declension

Declension of Ressentiment [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ressentiment	die	Ressentiments
genitive	eines	des	Ressentiments	der	Ressentiments
dative	einem	dem	Ressentiment	den	Ressentiments
accusative	ein	das	Ressentiment	die	Ressentiments

Descendants

• English: → ressentiment (semantic loan)

Further reading

• “Ressentiment” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ressentiment” in Duden online