resent

American  

[ri-zent] / rɪˈzɛnt /

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.

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resent British  

/ rɪˈzɛnt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of resent

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

Example Sentences

"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.

From BBC

I grew up Hasidic and spent much of my adult life resenting it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because there’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.

From MarketWatch

He did kind of resent the school, though.

From Literature

The second most American thing is to find reasons to resent those who rose.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dislike