She resented being told what to do.
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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Some is anchored in a class identity battle resenting elitist institutions and income disparity leading to widespread feelings of injustice.—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 Oz treats both literal and figurative families as either responsibilities to be resented or props to be arranged for his benefit; The Penguin ends with Oz, his goal finally in sight, re-creating those cycles of violence and outdoing his own brutality.—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024 The Rules of Engagement alum revealed his mother’s religiosity led her to resent his career, too.—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Though acquitted, the youth henceforth resented authority.—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 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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