samaan
samaán with stress marks
resentment or bad feeling toward each other
Usage Note
Samaan ng loob — literally 'mutual badness of inner feeling' — is a crucial concept in Filipino interpersonal relations. It describes the simmering resentment that builds when someone feels slighted, disrespected, or unfairly treated. Maintaining smooth social relations ('pakikisama') means avoiding actions that cause samaan.
Examples
" May samaan sila ng loob. "
Natural Translation
They have a falling-out.
Literal Translation
There-is resentment they of feeling.
" May samaan sila ng loob. "
Natural Translation
They have resentment toward each other.
Literal Translation
There-is resentment they of feeling.
" Matagal nang may samaan ng loob ang dalawang magkapatid, kaya hindi sila nagkakausap sa mga pagtitipon ng pamilya. "
Natural Translation
The two siblings have had a falling-out for a long time, so they don't talk to each other at family gatherings.
Literal Translation
Long-time already there-is resentment of feeling the two siblings, so not they talk at the gatherings of family.
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