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Resent

//ɹiˈzɛnt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. transitive

    "The bride greatly resented being left at the church."

  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of resend form-of, participle, past

    "The package was resent, this time with the correct postage."

  3. 3
    feel bitter or indignant about wordnet
  4. 4
    To express displeasure or indignation at. transitive

    "Do you resent us for offering you that choice?"

  5. 5
    wish ill or allow unwillingly wordnet
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  1. 6
    To be sensible of; to feel. obsolete, transitive
  2. 7
    In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. obsolete, transitive

    "[…] which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers."

  3. 8
    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). obsolete

    "Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand."

  4. 9
    To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir (“to feel”).

Etymology 2

See resend.

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