To resent something is to feel anger or bitterness toward it. You might resent someone who has treated you poorly.
To be sensible of; to feel
Verb
feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
Verb
wish ill or allow unwillingly
v. t.
To be sensible of; to feel
v. t.
In a good sense, to take well; to receive with
satisfaction.
v. t.
In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or
affront; to be indignant at.
v. t.
To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as
by words or acts.
v. t.
To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling;
-- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to
smell. See Resent, v. i.
v. i.
To feel resentment.
v. i.
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
Resent
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely.3.
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul.
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.
Resent
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of human invention.
To be sensible of; to feel
To feel resentment.
Usage Examples
I kind of resent this attitude of men that we somehow must always look good.
One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.
I do resent that when you're in the most cool, powerful time of your life, which is your 40s, you're put out to pasture. I think women are so much cooler when they're older. So it's a drag that we're not allowed to age.
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Other Usage ExamplesI mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.
The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.
My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily.
If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
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