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Resentment: a sustained, specific emotional response that
Resentment: a sustained, specific emotional response that functions as a diagnostic signal indicating a value violation, where the emotional system alerts the individual to a pattern violation that threatens their moral standing as a full agent, distinct from momentary frustration or explosive anger
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes 'resentment' by naming the term, categorizing it within emotional systems, and specifying its differentia (sustained, specific, diagnostic signal, value violation, reactive attitude) that distinguishes it from related but different emotional states like anger or frustration.