resent
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Origin of resent
1Other words from resent
- re·sent·ing·ly, adverb
- re·sent·ive, adjective
- un·re·sent·ed, adjective
- un·re·sent·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with resent
- begrudge, resent
Words Nearby resent
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How to use resent in a sentence
One in four of us are forced to live through the violent assaults that these men resent being made cognizant of.
The College Bro’s Burden: Consent and Assault Cast a Shadow on Sexy Times | Amy Zimmerman | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen you resent those who do still use power like the United States.
Sunday Q&A: Josef Joffe on the Myth of American Decline | Michael Moynihan | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Erdogan has succeeded by governing with a controlling style that many Turks are growing to resent.
As Police Cede Taksim Square, Istanbul Remains On Edge | Mike Giglio | June 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that headline could have also easily lamented: Nurses Doubt Doctors Abilities, resent Salaries.
Teresi added that in truth, he didn't resent most physicists for complaining.
His silence had frightened her: what if he should resent on her the cruel words spoken by Dr. Ashton?
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodFor a moment, as the mistress of Skyrie surveyed these more substantial offerings she was inclined to resent them.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe parents of the latter resent the innovation; almost every Jewish child receives religious training at home or in cheidar.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanIda was, however, rather pleased to see that he accepted the fact good-humoredly and did not resent it.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossHe will naturally resent it; it would deprive us of his friendship or regard: nay it would, perhaps, make him hate us.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio Pellico
British Dictionary definitions for resent
/ (rɪˈzɛnt) /
(tr) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at
Origin of resent
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