Both Uses of
resent
in
Lord of the Flies
- He resented, as an addition to Jack's misbehavior, this verbal trick.†
p. 72.7resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- Ralph watched them, envious and resentful.†
p. 75.6 *resentful = full of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
Definitions:
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(1)
(resent) to feel anger or unhappiness about something seen as unjust or something that creates jealousy
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, resent is another spelling for re-sent; i.e., sent again.