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to feel anger or unhappiness at having to accept something — often something seen as unjust or something that creates jealousy- A Canadian from Toronto, she resents it when she is mistaken for an American while traveling.
resents = feels angry or unhappy
- As the war dragged on, the Thai population came to resent the Japanese presence.
- There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- Blore said resentfully: "That brandy's all right."Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- Besides the fact that a number of white folks around here resent this land you've got and your independent attitude, there's Harlan Granger.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- On realizing this, I might have resented my upbringing but I didn't.Tara Westover -- Educated
- Doc Hawthorn did not resent Sam.Louis Sachar -- Holes
- I resent Nemur's constant references to me as a laboratory specimen.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel
- "I guess so," Meg said, but her happiness had fled and she was back in a morass of anger and resentment.Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time
- We don't dare open our mouths at mealtime (except to slip in a bite of food), because no matter what we say, someone is bound to resent it or take it the wrong way.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Winnie had found some pebbles at the base of the fence and, for lack of any other way to show how she felt, had flung one at the toad. ... and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. Possibly it felt resentful.Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting
- An angry, resentful howl that seemed to tear through her.Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time
- "I resent that," Meg said hotly, hoping that indignation would control her trembling.Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time
- I had begun to conceive of what my education might cost me, and I had begun to resent it.Tara Westover -- Educated
- I resented her for writing me.Tara Westover -- Educated
- You resent the fact that I don't show my gratitude every hour of the day.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel
- I resented her for witnessing this.Tara Westover -- Educated
- She's become too possessive and resentful of my work.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel
- The constable stood up. "What did you hit him for?" he wheezed resentfully.Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting
- But now that she could not teach, I felt resentful and angry, and I hated Mr. Granger.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
resent = feel angry or unhappy
resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)
resentfully = with dislike for having been treated unjustly
resent = feel angry or unhappy with
resented = felt angry or unhappy with
resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)
resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)
resentment = to feel anger or unhappiness at having to accept something
resent = feel anger or unhappiness (about something)
resentful = unhappy at having to accept something not liked
resentful = full of anger or unhappiness (about something)
resent = feel angry or unhappy with
resent = feel angry or unhappy with
resented = was angry or unhappy with
resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)
resented = was angry or unhappy with
resentful = full of anger or unhappiness (about something)
resentfully = unhappy at having to accept something not liked
resentful = unhappy (at having to accept something not liked)
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