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Definition of resent in English: resentverb rɪˈzɛntrəˈzɛnt [with object]Feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person) 对…怀恨，怨恨 she resented the fact that I had children 她因为我有孩子而心存怨恨。 Example sentencesExamples - In truth, I rather resented the travellers having blocked my cycle route.
- If you're always late on completing things, people stop relying on you, start resenting you and begin to bypass you.
- Rather than resenting us for getting ‘special’ treatment, why not back us up?
- Martin, as well as her other son Benjamin, resented their mother joining politics.
- As James never wanted a new mom, he resents Mary and won't allow her into his life.
- What hurt the most was the fact she had warned me about my feelings in the first place… and now I was resenting her for my own mistake.
- It was almost as if writing movies had given people one more reason to hate me, or dislike or resent me.
- He feels guilt over that, but he also resents you for bringing something like this up at such a crucial point in the journey.
- Pam had been introduced to Natalie by a mutual friend and Steven began to resent her.
- She'd grown cold against him, resenting him because he had a good job whilst she'd chosen to be a housewife.
- I mean how can you ever feel comfortable living in a house with someone who hates and resents you?
- He resents her for this, but secretly I know he is grateful.
- We are resented for our arrogance in assuming that people should speak English.
- Although he resented his father for the neglect of the family he joined him as a fisherman when he was sixteen.
- They resent us for our power and at the same time expect us to be capable of everything.
- In standing up against the injustices, we have obviously hurt them and they resent us.
- Philippa, on the other hand, was extremely sulky and didn't even try to hide the fact she resented me.
- Most of the population resents the rich foreigners, even though their living depends on tourism.
- But when I get inside my flat, I can still smell his smoke, and I feel myself resenting him for it.
- Perhaps she resents him for monopolizing her mother's attention and affection after the divorce.
Synonyms begrudge, feel aggrieved at/about, feel bitter about, grudge, be annoyed at/about, be angry at/about, be resentful of, dislike, be displeased at/about, take exception to, object to, be offended by, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at envy, feel envious of, feel jealous of bear/harbour a grudge about archaic take something ill
OriginLate 16th century: from obsolete French resentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sentir 'feel' (from Latin sentire). The early sense was 'experience an emotion or sensation', later 'feel deeply', giving rise to 'feel aggrieved by'. The word resent is from obsolete French resentir, from re- serving as an intensifier and sentir ‘to feel’, from Latin sentire. The early sense was ‘experience (an emotion or sensation)’ which later developed into ‘feel deeply’, giving rise to ‘feel aggrieved by’.
Definition of resent in US English: resentverbrəˈzentrəˈzɛnt [with object]Feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person) 对…怀恨，怨恨 she resented the fact that I had children 她因为我有孩子而心存怨恨。 Example sentencesExamples - If you're always late on completing things, people stop relying on you, start resenting you and begin to bypass you.
- We are resented for our arrogance in assuming that people should speak English.
- As James never wanted a new mom, he resents Mary and won't allow her into his life.
- What hurt the most was the fact she had warned me about my feelings in the first place… and now I was resenting her for my own mistake.
- They resent us for our power and at the same time expect us to be capable of everything.
- It was almost as if writing movies had given people one more reason to hate me, or dislike or resent me.
- She'd grown cold against him, resenting him because he had a good job whilst she'd chosen to be a housewife.
- Most of the population resents the rich foreigners, even though their living depends on tourism.
- In truth, I rather resented the travellers having blocked my cycle route.
- In standing up against the injustices, we have obviously hurt them and they resent us.
- Martin, as well as her other son Benjamin, resented their mother joining politics.
- Perhaps she resents him for monopolizing her mother's attention and affection after the divorce.
- He feels guilt over that, but he also resents you for bringing something like this up at such a crucial point in the journey.
- I mean how can you ever feel comfortable living in a house with someone who hates and resents you?
- He resents her for this, but secretly I know he is grateful.
- Rather than resenting us for getting ‘special’ treatment, why not back us up?
- But when I get inside my flat, I can still smell his smoke, and I feel myself resenting him for it.
- Although he resented his father for the neglect of the family he joined him as a fisherman when he was sixteen.
- Pam had been introduced to Natalie by a mutual friend and Steven began to resent her.
- Philippa, on the other hand, was extremely sulky and didn't even try to hide the fact she resented me.
Synonyms begrudge, feel aggrieved about, feel aggrieved at, feel bitter about, grudge, be annoyed about, be annoyed at, be angry about, be angry at, be resentful of, dislike, be displeased about, be displeased at, take exception to, object to, be offended by, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at
OriginLate 16th century: from obsolete French resentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sentir ‘feel’ (from Latin sentire). The early sense was ‘experience an emotion or sensation’, later ‘feel deeply’, giving rise to ‘feel aggrieved by’. |