resent

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
  2. (transitive) To express displeasure or indignation at.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To be sensible of; to feel.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
  5. (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).
  6. (obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.

resend

Synonyms

be indignant

be angry

bear a grudge

feel resentment against

feel bitter

bear a grudge against

be enraged

be offended at

be vexed

feel hurt

have a grudge against

jealous of

take offence at

feel aggrieved

be dissatisfied

have against

be displeased

be annoy

be rancor

harbour resentment

be revengeful

Translations

aanstoot nemen aan

risentirsi per

zurückgesandt

μνησικακώ

αγανακτώ

aanstoot nemen

s’indigner de

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹiˈzɛnt/
Etymology

From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir (“to feel”).

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