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  2. to dislike or be angry at something or someone because you have been hurt or not treated fairly: She resented being treated like a child. resentful. adjective us / rɪˈzent·fəl / Marshall was resentful that he had made almost nothing from his discovery. resentment. noun [ U ] us / rɪˈzent·mənt /

  3. The meaning of RESENT is to feel or express annoyance or ill will at. How to use resent in a sentence.

  4. Resent definition: to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.. See examples of RESENT used in a sentence.

  5. To resent something is to feel anger or bitterness toward it. You might resent someone who has treated you poorly. To resent is a strong, negative feeling. You may resent the accusation that you were stealing cookies, or when a teacher yelled at you for whispering, even though everyone else was too.

  6. resent in American English. (rɪˈzɛnt ) verb transitive. to feel or show displeasure and hurt or indignation at (some act, remark, etc.) or toward (a person), from a sense of being injured or offended.

  7. verb. /rɪˈzent/ Verb Forms. to feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair. resent something/somebody I deeply resented her criticism. The children resented the new woman in their father’s life. resent doing something He bitterly resents being treated like a child.

  8. OED's earliest evidence for resent is from 1595, in the writing of King James VI & I, king of Scotland, England, and Ireland. resent is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French resenter , ressentir .