resent

re·sent

/rɪˈzɛnt/ Show Spelled [ri-zent] Show IPA

verb (used with object)

to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.

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Origin:
1595–1605;  < French ressentir  to be angry < Old French resentir,  equivalent to re- re- + sentir  to feel < Latin sentīre;  see sense

Related forms

re·sent·ing·ly, adverb

re·sent·ive, adjective

un·re·sent·ed, adjective

un·re·sent·ing, adjective

 

 

World English Dictionary

resent  (rɪˈzɛnt)
— vb
	( tr ) to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at
[C17: from French ressentir , from re-  + sentir  to feel, from Latin sentīre  to perceive; see sense ]