widespread resentment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwidespreadandresentment
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widespread
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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resentment
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈzent.mənt/us/rɪˈzent.mənt/
a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandresentmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That misconception causedwidespreadresentmentand worry.
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The closure policy has causedwidespreadresentmentand economic suffering.
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Is she aware that there iswidespreadresentment?
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Widespreadresentmentwill be caused by this provision.
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There iswidespreadresentmentover the use of these aircraft.
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The failure to do so last year causedwidespreadresentment.
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That sort of unfair taxation has causedwidespreadresentment.
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This policy producedwidespreadresentment.
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There iswidespreadresentmentthat the charge has been increased recently from 85p to £1·65.
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Is he further aware of thewidespreadresentmentamongst property owners at the present situation?
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There is alsowidespreadresentmentabout deductions from their somewhat unsatisfactory salary scale for accommodation.
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Furthermore, they also producewidespreadresentmentamong others who feel that they should have them.
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There iswidespreadresentmentthat money should continue to be lavished in support of destruction.
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The disparity between the 5p and the sum of £7 for a licence has causedwidespreadresentment.
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There is no question but that the treatment of post-war credits since the war has causedwidespreadresentment.
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The assessment procedure, with its all-or-nothing disablement cut-off, will cause deep andwidespreadresentment.
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That would lead to widespread evasion andwidespreadresentmentamong responsible dog owners, and no diminution of the problems.
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His violent and abrasive character from the beginning causedwidespreadresentmentamong his vassals.
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This causedwidespreadresentmentamong farmers, and several large-scale riots erupted around the country.
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There iswidespreadresentmentat the spectre of excessive pay increases going to those who merely shout the loudest or who strike the longest.
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I hope that thewidespreadresentmentand concern occasioned by that section is well and truly buried and will not be revived today.
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All previous history indicates that justice in taxation is an extremely important principle and one which, if not applied, causeswidespreadresentment.
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There is evidence that the problem of soaring land values is widespread, and there is certainlywidespreadresentmentat the market in land.
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Is he aware that there is nowwidespreadresentmentthroughout the country at the cynical way in which they were treated?
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