She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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Jeremiah still resents Conrad for pretending to help with the wedding while trying to sabotage it.—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The folk world resented the Beatles because of the sound.—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 In the meantime, though, a new character is introduced, a rough-looking butcher with a motorbike and sidecar whose presence Andor’s mother seems to resent and accept in bafflingly equal measures.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 Rather than resent Sharapova’s competition, Williams grew to embrace it.—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resent
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Etymology
Middle French resentir to be emotionally sensible of, from Old French, from re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentire — more at sense
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