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Word: Resent
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from obsolete French resentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sentir ‘feel’ (from Latin sentire). The early sense was ‘experience an emotion or sensation’, later ‘feel deeply’, giving rise to ‘feel aggrieved by’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈzɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person)
Short Definition:feel bitterness or indignation at
Examples:- she resented the fact that I had children
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