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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.
The meaning of RESENT is to feel or express annoyance or ill will at. How to use resent in a sentence.
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.
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. You might resent a friend who has more money or friends than you.
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.
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. /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.
