verb
resent
rih-ZENT/rɪˈzent/
to feel bitterness or indignation about something
The worker resents another person receiving credit for the completed work.
Etymology
The feeling root, with re- perhaps acting as an intensifier, developed through feeling pain or distress into taking something as an injury or affront. That focus on perceived wrong gives resent its angry meaning.
In context
when you resent someone and you're looking out there as if they're the source of your anger you're looking in the wrong place
More examples
- He resented the extra work.
- They resent having to repeat the process.
- I never resented her success.
Forms
resent · resents · resented · resenting
resentment noun — bitterness about perceived unfairness
resentful adjective — feeling bitterness
Similar words
- begrudge
- Resent another person’s possession or enjoyment of something.
- take exception to
- Object to something as unwelcome or offensive.