arouse resentment
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
to cause a feeling of angry displeasure about something unfair
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- The manager's unfair decision arouses resentment among the staff.
- The unfair decision is likely to arouse widespread resentment among employees.
- His constant boasting about his wealth aroused resentment in his friends.
- His arrogant behavior often tends to arouse resentment in others.
- Such a policy will inevitably arouse resentment from the public.
- Such policies can easily arouse public resentment if not explained properly.
- Arousing resentment in your team is a sure way to lower morale.
- The new regulations have aroused considerable resentment among small business owners.
- Resentment was aroused by the blatant favouritism shown to the new employee.
- She feared her promotion might arouse resentment from her colleagues.
- If you keep treating people like that, you are going to arouse a lot of resentment.
- Historically, foreign interference has always aroused nationalistic resentment.
- The new tax law has aroused widespread resentment across the country.
- Do you think their actions will arouse any resentment from the local community?
- The way he dismissed her ideas was enough to arouse resentment in even the most patient person.
- The perceived favoritism began to arouse deep resentment within the team.
- His goal seemed to be to arouse resentment rather than build consensus.
- To avoid arousing further resentment, the manager decided to reconsider the plan.
- Why would you say something that you know will arouse resentment?
- His blunt criticism was bound to arouse some resentment.