All 5 Uses of
resent
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- Ruth May just had a little tiny cup, which I knew she would resent because it made her seem more of a baby.†
Chpt 1 *resent = feel angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- She pampered my ungrateful children, and resented us utterly.†
Chpt 2resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- Nathan resented my attractiveness, as if slender hips and large blue eyes were things I'd selected intentionally to draw attention to myself.†
Chpt 3
- We were tangled in such knots of resentment we hardly understood them.†
Chpt 3resentment = a feeling of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
- I'm sure Father resented his own daughter being such a distraction.†
Chpt 4resented = felt angry or unhappy about 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.