Word Explorer

Resent

/ɹiˈzɛnt/

To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Resent"

verb

1
To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
"The bride greatly resented being left at the church."
2
To express displeasure or indignation at.
3
To be sensible of; to feel.
4
In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.

🔄 Synonyms of "Resent"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
begrudgeverb	To give reluctantly.

↔️ Antonyms of "Resent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
wish wellverb	(transitive) To hope for success in one's future.
wishverb	A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Resent"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
begrudgeverb	To give reluctantly.
detestverb	(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
hateverb	(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
dislikeverb	(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
disapproveverb	To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
wantverb	(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
grudgenoun	(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
loatheverb	(transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
abhorverb	(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
seetheverb	(intransitive) (figurative) Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
gripenoun	(intransitive, informal) To complain; to whine.
broodnoun	The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
envynoun	Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
chafenoun	(transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
objectnoun	A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
mindnoun	The capability for rational thought.
fumenoun	A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.