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.
resented
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past participleof resent.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof resent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
resentverb (used with object)to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Example Sentences
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But Black resented what he saw as a power grab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Many community members also resented attempts by these organizations to work with local politicians who were criticized for their handling of the disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
He’s long resented her inability to contain the frenzy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
He says the absence of a father never felt like a void and he never resented his mum, Emily, or wished his family was any different.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
I told Bilbo often that such rings were better left unused; but he resented it, and soon got angry.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
