English → Latin
“resentment” in Latin
īraire, anger, wrathultiōvengeance, revengeinclūdōto shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in; to obstruct, restrain, hinder; to limit, control
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
resentment
ira (anger): ultio (revenge): odium occultum or inclusum (concealed hatred). To feel resentment against anybody, odium occultum gerere adversus aliquem. Often by the verb.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for resentment?
- The usual Latin words for “resentment” are īra, ultiō, inclūdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.