She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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Thanking someone for thinking of you, but declining an invitation will be more respectful to the invitee and yourself than resenting the commitment later.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Timothy has resented Jay ever since.—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025 But this approach made the girls resent each other and didn't improve their behavior.—Leslie Garisto Pfaff, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025 Neytiri grieves the loss of her home and her tribe and resents Jake for it.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Dec. 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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