The phrase "a cause of resentment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, action, or behavior that leads to feelings of bitterness or displeasure.
Example: "The unfair treatment of employees became a cause of resentment among the staff, leading to low morale."
Alternatives: "a source of bitterness" or "a reason for discontent."
"My objection to this conduct was a cause of resentment".
Until we move beyond a polarisation between dogged defenders of the flawed status quo, and those who want to give up on the whole thing, we are faced with the worst failure of all – the deep irony that a project that was foremost about cementing European harmony after centuries of conflict has now itself become a cause of resentment and dispute between member states.
Her elevation to this traditionally male role was itself a cause of resentment.
In snatched conversations we managed with Tibetans during our five-day tour it was clear the sheer number of Han Chinese flowing in to Tibet was a cause of resentment.
Budgetary concerns were also described as having been a cause of resentment and jealousy between the doctoral students as some were seen to have benefited from attending international conferences or training whilst others did not.
It can be a cause of resentment if people believe they are being solicited for gifts for a wedding that they won't be attending.
Already disliked in Greece (where anger over Germany's behaviour in WWII is a cause of lingering resentment) the demands only exacerbated tensions as unemployment remained at 25 per cent and debt at 18 per cent of the nation's GDP.
While May's denunciation of the obvious continues, her own department quietly gets on with examining the police's stop-and-search powers, a cause of huge resentment among young Londoners, which — when do such powers not? — disproportionately affect minorities.
Presumably, she is enlightened when the liberators arrive.The eye-popping thing about this picture and the reason, no doubt, that it has been a cause of much resentment in Britain is the literalness with which it has been made, the feel of complete authenticity that pervades its every scene.
As a result, Mary Jane financially supports the whole group, a cause of growing resentment on either side.
Asking these private sector toilers to pay through their tax bill to carry on financing public sector retirement will be an increasing cause of resentment, particularly in a recession.
