ขุ่นเคือง
feel resentful
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- 1 feel resentful、take offense
Describes feeling offended or resentful, especially when anger or displeasure continues beneath the surface.
feel resentful、take offense
Means to feel offended and retain a simmering sense of anger or resentment toward someone or something.
Learning notes
Explanation
ขุ่นเคือง functions as a stative verb describing an emotional condition. It suggests more than a brief flash of anger: someone has been offended or treated unfairly, and the displeasure remains. The word combines ขุ่น, “cloudy,” with เคือง, “offended or annoyed,” creating an image of troubled feelings that have not cleared. It is understood in everyday speech but sounds somewhat more formal than โกรธ and is common in careful apologies, writing, and news reports.
Usage
Used when a rude remark, unfair treatment, or inconsiderate action leaves someone offended and resentful. It also appears in tactful requests and apologies, such as อย่าขุ่นเคืองเลย, “Please don't take offense.”
Caution
It normally describes the offended person's emotional state; it does not directly function like the transitive verb “annoy” in “This annoys me.” For immediate or openly expressed anger, โกรธ is usually the more natural choice.
Differences from similar words
1 feel resentful synonyms
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เคือง means to be annoyed or offended and is a shorter, more general expression. ขุ่นเคือง places more emphasis on lingering displeasure and sounds somewhat more formal.
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โกรธ is the general word for being angry and can describe immediate or intense anger. ขุ่นเคือง more strongly suggests lingering offense or resentment.