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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When Xi took office in 2012, many Uyghurs resented what they saw as mistreatment by Han transplants, such as discrimination in hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By the end, the dressing room had fractured into three camps: a small group of loyalists, a larger group who actively resented him, and a numb majority who had simply stopped caring.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
On realizing this, I might have resented my upbringing but I didn’t.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
