resent

[ri-zent]

verb (used with object)

to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.

Origin of resent

1595–1605; < French ressentir to be angry < Old French resentir, equivalent to re- re- + sentir to feel < Latin sentīre; see sense

Related formsre·sent·ing·ly, adverbre·sent·ive, adjectiveun·re·sent·ed, adjectiveun·re·sent·ing, adjective

Can be confusedbegrudge regret resent (see synonym study at regret)

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Related Words for resenting

dislike, grudge, begrudge

Examples from the Web for resenting

Contemporary Examples of resenting

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
I sat in a suite at the Savoy hotel, in privilege, resenting the woeful ratbag I once was who, for all his problems, had drugs.
There's a Reason That Addicts Say Yes to Drugs
Megan McArdle
March 7, 2013
He has spent much of his political life battling with and resenting the princes.
Benzion Netanyahu's Legacies
Gershom Gorenberg
May 1, 2012

Historical Examples of resenting

The King, who had noticed it, began by resenting it from his daughter-in-law.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete
Madame La Marquise De Montespan
This outrage the Emperor was unable to prevent his subjects from resenting.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
And I am not alone in resenting your reactionary tendencies.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
"No new complications," said his wife, as if resenting the word.
A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories
William D. Howells
"I go when I please," said I, resenting the question as I was meant to resent it.
The King's Mirror
Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for resenting

resent

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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Word Origin and History for resenting

resent

"take (something) ill; be in some degree angry or provoked at," c.1600, from French ressentir "feel pain, regret," from Old French resentir "feel again, feel in turn" (13c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sentir "to feel," from Latin sentire (see sense (n.)). Related: Resented; resenting.