Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Resent   /rɪzˈɛnt/  /rizˈɛnt/   Listen
verb
Resent  v. t.  (past & past part. resented; pres. part. resenting)  
1.
To be sensible of; to feel; as:
(a)
In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. (Obs.) "Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers."
(b)
In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
2.
To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts. "The good prince King James... bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely."
3.
To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i. (Obs.) "This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul." "Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift."



Resent  v. i.  
1.
To feel resentment.
2.
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. (Obs.) "The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of human invention."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Resent" Quotes from Famous Books



... are many, doubtless, who will deny, if not actually resent, the statement that some do more real teaching in ten minutes than others do in thirty minutes. But, in spite of denials, the statement can be verified by the testimony of a host of expert observers and supervisors. ...
— The Vitalized School • Francis B. Pearson

... inquiries about those acts, for fear of the Nabob's taking umbrage, and getting into a flame with his mother,—and for fear the mother, supported by the opinion of the Directors, should be induced to resent her wrongs. What, I say, does all this amount to? It amounts to this:—"The Begums accuse me of doing them injustice; the Directors indicate a suspicion that they have been injured; therefore I will ...
— The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XII. (of XII.) • Edmund Burke

... were}! So much so, that for my part, as the Gods may prosper me, I dreaded what in the end might be {the consequence}. I understand lovers. They resent highly things that ...
— The Comedies of Terence - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes • Publius Terentius Afer, (AKA) Terence

... and when Tom did succeed in making some pen-money it was by means of a series of funny articles in The Dry Goods Gazette—articles so violently humorous that the author's father thoroughly appreciated them. Mr. HAMBLIN'S fun, let me add, is never ill-natured. Even bilious grocers will not resent his jovial ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 18th, 1920 • Various

... Malays fell upon them and killed them all, because they were of the same tribe as the rebels, although they had nothing whatever to do with the insurrection. When we were building our cottage on the sands two Chinese skulls were dug up. We were all indignant at this wanton cruelty, but unable to resent it, except by the expression of our opinion, for the English were a mere handful of individuals ...
— Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak • Harriette McDougall


More quotes...



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org