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How to pronounce resent in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms begrudge
Type Words
Type of dislike
Has types grudge, stew
Derivation resentment


She resents being paid less than her co-workers.

Examples of resent

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Kweskin said major scrap dealers resent thieves, who have given them a bad name.
From the stltoday.com
It's usually a spiteful, angry negotiation because both sides resent each other.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Under these trends, an older loved one would resent any departure from protocol.
From the kansas.com
Understandably, a growing number of Saudis resent having no say in such matters.
From the economist.com
I do not resent the cultural, and historical ties the US maintains with Britain.
From the economist.com
I wonder if, down in Florida, Miami fans resent being compared to the Tar Heels.
From the charlotteobserver.com
So would filmmakers, who resent seeing their artistry squeezed onto a TV screen.
From the variety.com
Tibetans also resent the hardline policies of Tibet's party chief, Zhang Qingli.
From the economist.com
And many Arabs still resent Iran's insurgent attitude towards their governments.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
  • Begrudge: wish ill or allow unwillingly
  • (resentful) full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"
  • (resentment) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • Resentment can be triggered by an emotionally disturbing experience felt again or relived in the mind. When the person feeling resentment is directing the emotion at themself it appears as remorse.
  • "Resentment" is a song written by Walter W. Millsap III, Candice Nelson and Curtis Mayfield and originally performed by Victoria Beckham. It is an emotive ballad whose lyrics detail a situation where a woman feels hurt and anger that her man lied and cheated on her...
  • To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts); To feel resentment; To be sensible of; to feel; In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction; In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at; To give forth an ...
  • (resentment) A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that others have engaged in wrongdoing or mistreatment; indignation
  • (resentment) a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury