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Definition

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.

resent = feel angry or unhappy

There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set.
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars

resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)

Blore said resentfully: "That brandy's all right."
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

resentfully = with dislike for having been treated unjustly

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

resent = feel angry or unhappy with

On realizing this, I might have resented my upbringing but I didn't.
Tara Westover -- Educated

resented = felt angry or unhappy with

resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)

I resent Nemur's constant references to me as a laboratory specimen.
Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel

resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)

"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

resentment = to feel anger or unhappiness at having to accept something

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

resent = feel anger or unhappiness (about something)

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

resentful = unhappy at having to accept something not liked

An angry, resentful howl that seemed to tear through her.
Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

resentful = full of anger or unhappiness (about something)

"I resent that," Meg said hotly, hoping that indignation would control her trembling.
Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

resent = feel angry or unhappy with

I had begun to conceive of what my education might cost me, and I had begun to resent it.
Tara Westover -- Educated

resent = feel angry or unhappy with

resented = was angry or unhappy with

You resent the fact that I don't show my gratitude every hour of the day.
Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel

resent = feel anger or unhappiness about (something)

resented = was angry or unhappy with

She's become too possessive and resentful of my work.
Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon — Novel

resentful = full of anger or unhappiness (about something)

The constable stood up. "What did you hit him for?" he wheezed resentfully.
Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting

resentfully = unhappy at having to accept something not liked

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

resentful = unhappy (at having to accept something not liked)

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