RESENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does resent mean? • RESENT (verb)
The verb RESENT has 2 senses:
1. feel bitter or indignant about
2. wish ill or allow unwillingly
Familiarity information: RESENT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RESENT (verb)
Meaning:
Feel bitter or indignant about
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
She resents being paid less than her co-workers
Hypernyms (to "resent" is one way to...):
dislike (have or feel a dislike or distaste for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resent"):
grudge; stew (bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot resent Sue
Sam and Sue resent the movie
Meaning:
Wish ill or allow unwillingly
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
begrudge; resent
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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