Definition of Resents. Meaning of Resents. Synonyms of Resents

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Definition of Resents

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 Resents from wikipedia

- Resentment has healthy and unhealthy aspects. Alice MacLachlan writes "What we resent reveals what it is we value, and what we have come to expect (or hope) from...
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- The couple are deeply in debt due to Undine. She resents Ralph for his lack of funds, and he resents her for forcing him to work. Unable to cover her...
- story. However, he resents how the lower classes are extorted and kept in extreme poverty by the upper class. Darnay specifically resents the views of his...
- boss) husband in Bless the Harts. Daniel is portra**** as a man who now resents his wife after years of love. He spends his time with his "business-man"...
- a gruff professional scuba diver and whale watching boat captain who resents his son's sensitive nature Hewey, Mitt's friend, a retired dentist Mom...
- Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her marrying her husband's brother Claudius after he murdered the king...
- Riley as Catherine Earnshaw – Daughter of Mr Earnshaw, Cathy at first resents Heathcliff's presence in her home but soon starts to bond with him. They...
- Cracks begin forming among Vega's inner circle. Nicole tells Mark that she resents her father for his various crimes but only stays with him because of his...
- tough and resilient, tolerating a wide range of growing conditions, but resents disturbance. The Latin specific epithet lanceolata means 'spear-shaped'...