Associations to the word «Resent»

Wiktionary

RESENT, verb. To express displeasure or indignation at.
RESENT, verb. To feel resentment.
RESENT, verb. (obsolete) To be sensible of; to feel.
RESENT, verb. (obsolete) In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
RESENT, verb. (obsolete) In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
RESENT, verb. (obsolete) 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).
RESENT, verb. (obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
RESENT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of resend

Dictionary definition

RESENT, verb. Feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers".
RESENT, verb. Wish ill or allow unwillingly.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn