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ressentiment
2 English words descend from French
ressentiment
, most common first.
resentiment
Feeling or sense of anything; the state of being deeply affected by anything.
ressentiment
A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent.