resent Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb feel bitter or indignant about
- She resents being paid less than her co-workers
verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
begrudge.

F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- + sentire to feel. See Sense.

imperfect & past participle Resented; present participle & verbal noun Resenting

To be sensible of; to feel; as: (a) In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. Obs.
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers. Sir T. Browne.
(b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely. Bolingbroke.
To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i. Obs.
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul. Fuller.

Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift. Fuller.

To feel resentment. Swift.
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. Obs.
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of human invention. Fuller.