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resent

[ ri-zent ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.

resent

/ rɪˈzɛnt /

verb

tr to feel bitter, indignant, or aggrieved at

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re·senting·ly adverb
re·sentive adjective
unre·sented adjective
unre·senting adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from French ressentir “to feel (an emotion),” from Old French res(s)entir, equivalent to re- re- + sentir “to feel,” from Latin sentīre; sense

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Word History and Origins

Origin of resent¹

C17: from French ressentir , from re- + sentir to feel, from Latin sentīre to perceive; see sense

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