resent
[ ri-zent ]
/ rɪˈzɛnt /
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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
re·sent·ing·ly, adverbre·sent·ive, adjectiveun·re·sent·ed, adjectiveun·re·sent·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resent
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British Dictionary definitions for resent
resent
/ (rɪˈzɛnt) /
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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