Both Uses of
resent
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- Then said Diomed, "Such an one is at hand; he is not far to seek, if you will listen to me and not resent my speaking though I am younger than any of you.†
Book 14 *resent = feel angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- Now, however, I will give way in spite of my displeasure; furthermore let me tell you, and I mean what I say—if contrary to the desire of myself, Minerva driver of the spoil, Juno, Mercury, and King Vulcan, Jove spares steep Ilius, and will not let the Achaeans have the great triumph of sacking it, let him understand that he will incur our implacable resentment.†
Book 15resentment = a feeling 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.