resent

[ ri-zent ]

verb (used with object)

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

resent

/ rɪˈzɛnt /

verb

1. tr to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at

Other Words From

• re·senting·ly adverb
• re·sentive adjective
• unre·sented adjective
• unre·senting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from French ressentir “to feel (an emotion),” from Old French res(s)entir, equivalent to re- re- + sentir “to feel,” from Latin sentīre; sense

Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

C17: from French ressentir , from re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentīre to perceive; see sense

Example Sentences

"My mother is finding it hard to accept the loss of such a close friend. The more I witness her grief, the more I resent the cold-bloodedness of the murderer," the person wrote.

From BBC

Being stuck in your career that you are now really kind of starting to resent because it’s not about healing people all the time, it’s about bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times

Botswana hosts the world’s second-largest community of Zimbabweans fleeing their country’s economic woes - and they are often resented, with deportations taking place daily.

From BBC

“If you get your foot in the door doing one kind of part, that’s the kind of role they call you for. I can’t say I resent it — then I would resent my whole career.”

From Los Angeles Times

You ever resent the speed of her ascent?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dislike