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resentment vs sulkiness

sulkiness vs resentment

resentment and sulkiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resentment Yes No No No
sulkiness Yes No No No
As nouns, sulkiness is a hyponym of resentment; that is, sulkiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resentment:
  • resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • sulkiness: a feeling of sulky resentment
Other hyponyms of resentment include heartburning, huffishness, grievance, grudge, score, enviousness, envy.
resentment (noun) sulkiness (noun)
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will a sullen moody resentful disposition
a feeling of sulky resentment
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Difference between resentment and sulkiness

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