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Webster 1913 Edition

Resent

Re-sent′

(r?-z?nt′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Resented
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Resenting
.]
[F.
ressentir
; L. pref.
re-
re- +
sentire
to feel. See
Sense
.]
1.
To be sensible of; to feel
; as:
(a)
In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
[Obs.]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably
resented
by compassionate readers.
Sir T. Browne.
(b)
In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
2.
To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have
resented
safely.
Bolingbroke.
3.
To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; – associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See
Resent
,
Verb.
I.
[Obs.]
This bird of prey
resented
a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul.
Fuller.
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly
resented
his drift.
Fuller.

Re-sent′

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To feel resentment.
Swift.
2.
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
[Obs.]
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage
resenting
of the wild gourd of human invention.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Resent

RESENT'

,
Verb.
T.
s as z. [L. sentio.]
1.
To take well; to receive with satisfaction. Obs.
2.
To take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be in some degree angry or provoked at.
Thou with scorn and anger would'st resent the offer'd wrong.

Definition 2024

resent

resent

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˈzɛnt/, /ɹɪˈzɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

resent ‎(third-person singular simple present resents, present participle resenting, simple past and past participle resented)

  1. To express displeasure or indignation at.
    • Bolingbroke
      The good prince King James […] bore dishonourably what he might have resented safely.
  2. To feel resentment.
    The bride greatly resented being left at the church.‎
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, […] .
  3. (obsolete) To be sensible of; to feel.
  4. (obsolete) In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
    • Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
      […] which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.
  5. (obsolete) In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
  6. (obsolete) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
    • Fuller
      This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savour in the soul of Saul.
    • Fuller
      Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.
  7. (obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
Translations

Etymology 2

See resend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈsɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

resent

  1. simple past tense and past participle of resend
    The package was resent, this time with the correct postage.

Anagrams

Etymology

From Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir ‎(“to feel”)

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