resent

[ri-zent]

verb (used with object)

1. to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.

resent

/ rɪˈzɛnt /

verb

1. (tr) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at

Other Word Forms

• resentingly adverb
• resentive adjective
• unresented adjective
• unresenting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from French ressentir “to feel (an emotion),” from Old French res(s)entir, equivalent to re- re- + sentir “to feel,” from Latin sentīre; sense

Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

C17: from French ressentir , from _re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentīre to perceive; see _sense

Example Sentences

“The Life of a Showgirl” looks forward to a happy relationship and bright future, though the old Taylor, the one who holds grudges and resents the celebrity machine, lingers.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

"Insiders" came to resent the domineering style of Arafat's "outsiders".

Read more on BBC

She’s still reeling from her father’s death while also resenting having to parent Robbie’s kids after his wife abandoned them.

Read more on Salon

Jones’ parents weren’t pushing her to audition for every role she could, and they wanted to keep her in school so she could be “a normal kid,” which she said she resented at the time.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Her memoir is not a conventional biography but, as she puts it, "about my relationship with my mother… about how she made me the kind of writer that I am - and then resented it".

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• dislike