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resent
[ ri-zent ]
/ rÉŖĖzÉnt /
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verb (used with object)
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
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Origin of resent
OTHER WORDS FROM resent
reĀ·sentĀ·ingĀ·ly, adverbreĀ·sentĀ·ive, adjectiveunĀ·reĀ·sentĀ·ed, adjectiveunĀ·reĀ·sentĀ·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resent
begrudge, resentWords nearby resent
resell, resemblance, resemblant, resemble, resend, resent, resentful, resentment, reserpine, reservation, reservationist
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How to use resent in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for resent
resent
/ (rÉŖĖzÉnt) /
verb
(tr) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at
Word Origin for resent
C17: from French ressentir, from re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentīre to perceive; see sense
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