resent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
  2. To express displeasure or indignation at.
  3. To be sensible of; to feel.
  4. In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
  5. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent, to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
  6. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of resend

Pronunciation

/ɹiˈzɛnt/ /ɹɪˈzɛnt/ en-us-resent.ogg /ˌɹiːˈsɛnt/ en-us-resent_sent_again.ogg

Word forms

resent resents resenting resented re-sent

Etymology

From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir (“to feel”).

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