cause resentment

cause resentment
index bait (harass), incense, pique

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

  • resentment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, deep seated, great, lingering, seething, smouldering/smoldering ▪ growing …   Collocations dictionary

  • cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • resentment — [[t]rɪze̱ntmənt[/t]] resentments N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Resentment is bitterness and anger that someone feels about something. She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker... But the problems of inflation and unemployment… …   English dictionary

  • resentment — re•sent•ment [[t]rɪˈzɛnt mənt[/t]] n. a feeling of displeasure or indignation at someone or something regarded as the cause of injury or insult; pique; irritation • Etymology: 1610–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • adequate cause — Sufficient cause for a particular purpose. In criminal law, adequate cause for the passion which reduces a homicide committed under its influence from the grade of murder to manslaughter, means such cause as would commonly produce a degree of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • adequate cause — Sufficient cause for a particular purpose. In criminal law, adequate cause for the passion which reduces a homicide committed under its influence from the grade of murder to manslaughter, means such cause as would commonly produce a degree of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • adequate cause — As the term is used in the definition of manslaughter committed under sudden passion arising from an adequate cause, such cause as would commonly produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror, in a person of ordinary temper, sufficient… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • offend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break the law, err, wrong, sin, trespass; give offense, displease, upset, vex, provoke, hurt, aggravate, rub the wrong way; disgust; affront, spite, insult, hurt one s feelings. See illegality, pain,… …   English dictionary for students

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