SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
resent
verb
To feel hurt or indignation about something regarded as unfair or improper.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Feel injured or indignant
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Usage distinction
Return to topResent includes a sense of unfair treatment or affront. Dislike and object to need not involve personal hurt or lingering bitterness.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See resent in use
Volunteers may resent a rule that is applied to some members but ignored for others.
Some volunteers began to resent an arrangement that repeatedly left them with unacknowledged extra work created by another person's neglected shift.
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