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sulkiness vs resentment

resentment vs sulkiness

sulkiness and resentment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sulkiness Yes No No No
resentment Yes No No No
As nouns, resentment is a hypernym of sulkiness; that is, resentment is a word with a broader meaning than sulkiness:
  • sulkiness: a feeling of sulky resentment
  • resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Other hypernyms of sulkiness include bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour.
sulkiness (noun) resentment (noun)
a sullen moody resentful disposition a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
a feeling of sulky resentment
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Difference between sulkiness and resentment

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