Definition of Resent. Meaning of Resent. Synonyms of Resent

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Definition of Resent

Resent
Resent Re*sent" (r?-z?nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resented; p. pr. & vb. n. Resenting.] [F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- + sentire to feel. See Sense.] 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. --Sir T. Browne. (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. --Bolingbroke. 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. --Fuller. Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift. --Fuller.
Resent
Resent Re*sent", v. i. 1. To feel resentment. --Swift. 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. --Fuller.

Meaning of Resent from wikipedia

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- in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished processing. Internet forums often use a...
- Shen has brought the stolen Spirit Pearl to the Dragon King. The dragons resent that they are confined to the ocean floor as jailers of the Heavenly Court...
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- disliked England. The Duchess, the only daughter of Alexander II of Russia, resented the fact that, as the wife of a younger son of the British sovereign, she...
- Theater, Sappho fell in love with him. He lay with her but soon grew to resent her and devalue her. Sappho was so distraught with his rejection that she...