Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Deeply resentful; bitterly indignant: Describes a state of intense, suppressed anger and bitterness, often resulting from perceived injustice, unfair treatment, or profound hurt that has been internalized over time. It implies a smoldering, pent-up resentment.

2. Noun:

   • Bitter resentment; deep-seated indignation: Refers to the feeling or state itself—a profound, lingering anger and hatred that is held within and not easily released.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ta nhìn kẻ phản bội với ánh mắt uất hận. (He looked at the betrayer with a deeply resentful gaze.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy vô cùng uất hận vì bị đối xử bất công. (She felt utterly bitter and indignant from being treated unfairly.)

• Noun:

  • Nỗi uất hận chất chứa bao năm nay cuối cùng cũng bùng phát. (The bitter resentment pent up for all these years finally erupted.)
  • Lòng uất hận của người dân ngày càng lớn. (The people's deep-seated indignation grows daily.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in literary, dramatic, or formal contexts to describe powerful, tragic emotions. It conveys a stronger and more profound emotional state than simple anger (), emphasizing a long-lasting, corrosive bitterness.

Variants and Related Words

• Uất ức (adj/n): To feel wronged, aggrieved, and frustrated; a sense of stifled grievance. While similar, often focuses more on the feeling of unfairness and frustration, whereas carries a stronger connotation of hatred and deep resentment.
  • Chịu nhiều oan ức, anh ấy sống trong uất ức. (Having suffered many wrongs, he lived in aggrieved frustration.)

Synonyms

• Resentful: Feeling bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.
• Bitter: Characterized by intense animosity or cynicism stemming from past injury.
• Indignant: Feeling or showing anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Related Idioms

• Uất hận ngập trời: (Resentment filling the sky) An idiom expressing extreme, overwhelming resentment.
  • Nỗi oan khuất ấy khiến lòng uất hận ngập trời. (That wrongful accusation caused resentment that filled the sky.)

adj

1. deeply resent