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Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion [1] that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger. [2] Other psychologists consider it a mood [3] or as a secondary emotion (including cognitive elements) that can be elicited in the face of insult or injury.
Alternatively, a narrower definition includes the requirement that spiteful acts involve some degree of self-harm." [ 1 ] One possible definition of spite is to intentionally annoy , hurt , or upset even when there might be no (apparent) gain, and even when those actions might cause the person spiting harm, as well. [ 2 ]
Whippersnapper: A young person who thinks they know more than they do, typically a teenager or young adult; a smartass. Witch: An older woman who is cranky, physically unattractive, and bitter. (see "hag" above) Wrinkle room: [19] A term in gay culture referring to bars where old men congregate.
Reports of variations in human taste perception date back to 1888. [5] The major advance in understanding human taste variation came in 1931 with the discovery of "taste-blindness" specifically for thiourea compounds, when Arthur L. Fox, a chemist at DuPont, discovered that some people found phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) bitter, while others found it tasteless.
PEOPLE has an exclusive clip from the opening scene of Nightbitch, in which the actress, 50, regales an old acquaintance (played by Adrienne Rose White) at a grocery store with the brutally honest ...
Johnson's 18th-century definition was: "A clamourous, rude, mean, low, foul-mouthed woman", suggesting a level of vulgarity and a class distinction from the more generalised shrew, but this nuance has been lost. [26] In Johnson's time, the word formed part of a legal term, common scold which referred to rude and brawling women see below. [27]
Actress Kristen Stewart.The term has often been applied to describe her resting face, which she has acknowledged. [1]Resting bitch face (RBF) is a facial expression that unintentionally creates the impression that a person is angry, annoyed, irritated, or contemptuous, particularly when the individual is relaxed, or resting.
Sometimes, the Yellow Brick Road leads you to the Wizard of Oz — and, in other instances, straight to musical theater hell. You fought with Suzie for the lead Rusical role. You said in a ...