ressentiment UK /ɹɛˌsɒ̃tɪˈmɒ̃/US /ɹəˌsɑ̃.tiˈmɑ̃/ noun1 •A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent.Historians such as Liah Greenfield and Daniel Chirot have attributed the major wars and genocides in the early decades of the 20th century to ressentiment in Germany and Russia. — 2011 formsressentiments