📖 Definitions of "Resents"
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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Resents"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| begrudgeverb | To give reluctantly. |
| blamesverb | (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). |
| minds | an open-source and distributed social network. |
| wantsverb | (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand. |
| despisesverb | To regard with contempt or scorn. |
| loathesverb | (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). |
| disapprovesverb | To have or express an unfavorable opinion. |
| detestsverb | (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. |
| hatesverb | (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly. |
| complainsverb | (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| resistsverb | (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept. |
| scoffsverb | (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. |
| bemoansverb | (transitive) To moan or complain about (something). |
| adoresverb | To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. |
| chafesverb | (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. |
| disdainsverb | (transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt. |
| dismissesverb | (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of. |
| scornsverb | (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. |
| disagreesverb | (intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief. |
| deniesverb | (transitive) To assert that something is not true. |
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