resent
verb (used with object)
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
has resented
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present perfectof resent (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Monk has resented her from afar for writing he believes to be exploitative, and now she has a chance to respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
But Kim has resented that pressure and may not want to elevate China's importance in the relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2018
She did not want to move, and has resented this, to varying degrees, ever since.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016
But Thomas, who has resented Bates ever since his arrival denied him the job of Lord Grantham’s valet, has been forced to watch his rival enjoy a happy love life.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2013
M. Rzewuski has resented, and doubtless justly so, the oft-quoted death scene by Victor Hugo.
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Juanita Helm Floyd
