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- Dictionaryresent/rɪˈzɛnt/
verb
- 1. feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person): "she resented the fact that I had children"
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RESENT definition: 1. to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like…. Learn more.
: to feel or express annoyance or ill will at. resented the implication. Synonyms. begrudge. envy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of resent in a Sentence. She resented being told what to do. He resented his boss for making him work late. Recent Examples on the Web.
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.
verb. If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them. She resents her mother for being so tough on her. [VERB noun] I resent being dependent on her. [VERB noun/-ing] Synonyms: be bitter about, dislike, object to, grudge More Synonyms of resent. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
RESENTMENT definition: 1. a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like: 2. a…. Learn more.
verb. /rɪˈzɛnt/ Verb Forms. to feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair resent something/somebody I deeply resented her criticism.
re·sent. (rĭ-zĕnt′) tr.v. re·sent·ed, re·sent·ing, re·sents. To feel indignantly aggrieved at. [French ressentir, to feel (a sensation or emotion), resent, from Old French resentir : re-, re- + sentir, to feel (from Latin sentīre; see sent- in Indo-European roots).]
verb. resented, resents. To feel indignantly aggrieved at. American Heritage. To feel or show displeasure and hurt or indignation over (some act, remark, etc.) or toward (a person), from a sense of being injured or offended. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To feel resentment. The bride greatly resented being left at the church. Wiktionary
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 .
