/ rɪˈzent; NAmE / verb
to feel bitter or angry about sth, especially because you feel it is unfair :
[ vn ]
I deeply resented her criticism.
[ v -ing ]
He bitterly resents being treated like a child.
[ vn -ing ]
She resented him making all the decisions.
( formal )
She resented his making all the decisions.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: 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 .