resent

Meanings

Verb

feel bitter or indignant about
- "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
wish ill or allow unwillingly
To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
To express displeasure or indignation at.
To be sensible of; to feel.
In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
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).
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
simple past and past participle of resend

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

begrudge

Antonyms

wish

Scrabble Score: 6

resent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
resent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

resent is a valid Words With Friends word