resent in English dictionary

  • resent

    Meanings and definitions of "resent"

    • To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
    • To be sensible of; to feel
    • In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
    • In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
    • To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
    • To feel resentment.
    • To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
    • Simple past tense and past participle of resend.
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]resend[/i]
    • verb
      To express displeasure or indignation at.
    • verb
      To feel resentment.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be sensible of; to feel.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
    • verb
      feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
    • verb
      wish ill or allow unwillingly

    Synonyms of "resent" in English dictionary

    begrudge, dislike, begrudge are the top synonyms of "resent" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "resent" in English dictionary

    wish is the antonym of "resent" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of resent

    • resent ( third-person singular simple present resents, present participle resenting, simple past and past participle resented)
    • resent (third-person singular simple present resents, present participle resenting, simple past and past participle resented)
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