resent
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Origin of resent
1Other words from resent
- re·sent·ing·ly, adverb
- re·sent·ive, adjective
- un·re·sent·ed, adjective
- un·re·sent·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with resent
- begrudge, resent
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How to use resent in a sentence
Both sisters resented the authority granted to Dorothea Dix, a leader in the Sanitary Commission during the Civil War.
Determined to practice medicine, two sisters defied conventions | Janet Golden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostI resent it when it's referred to as an entitlement program.
So if you’re going to resent anyone for this, choose to resent him.
Carolyn Hax: How to make acceptance a holiday tradition | Carolyn Hax | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostAssuming we felt stable enough to not resent the whole thing, we agreed, we’d some day try for a baby.
This country is a risky place to be a parent, and the pandemic reminded me of that | Haley Swenson | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostSuch gains towards representation have been followed by devastating losses and setbacks from those who resent such progress.
'Another Milestone in the Long, Long Road.' Rev. Raphael Warnock's Georgia Senate Victory Made History in Multiple Ways | Olivia B. Waxman | January 7, 2021 | Time
He seems to have inflamed the only remaining socially acceptable prejudice: resenting the rich.
The Hope and Danger of Electing Bill de Blasio as New York City Mayor | Michael Daly | October 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI sat in a suite at the Savoy hotel, in privilege, resenting the woeful ratbag I once was who, for all his problems, had drugs.
He has spent much of his political life battling with and resenting the princes.
Nor did she particularly care to think of anything, the American in her resenting his lack of effort.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe was not far, sometimes, from resenting any show of compassion for Castalia as a direct injury to himself.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope"Not much saw-log for old Rosey," said Si, resenting even a joking disparagement upon his beloved General.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyThe boy felt more like resenting this interference with the momentous business he and the guide had on hand.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisThe majority were for resenting any foreign interference in the affairs of Japan by force.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for resent
/ (rɪˈzɛnt) /
(tr) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at
Origin of resent
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