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resent
indefinite

re·sent

resent

 
 
pronunciation:
rih zent
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part of speech: verb
inflections: resents, resenting, resented
definition: to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair.
对…感到愤怒, 怨恨
He resented that she got to go to the party but he had to stay home.She resented her sister for treating her like a baby.他对她可以去派对而他必须待在家中感到愤怒。她对她姐姐对她像个小婴儿一样感到怨恨。
antonyms:
forgive
similar words:
dislike, envy, grudge
derivation: resentingly (adv.)
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The word resent contains the following part:
sens, sent1 Latin root that means to feel, to perceive