She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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Dern replaced Carter as some sort of actress perhaps resenting her elder-stateswoman status.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Indigenous people who were not enslaved resented being treated like slaves (colonists felt the same).—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 No doubt many creeps of the bracket were resented along the way.—Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026 In a nutshell, Emilia resents her dad for decades of poor behavior, including a drinking problem that Martínez, who’s been sober for several years now, seems incapable of acknowledging.—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 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