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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resent \Re*sent"\ (r?-z?nt"), v. 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}, v. 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.

Resent \Re*sent"\, v. 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.

Source : WordNet®

resent
     v 1: feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less
          than her co-workers"
     2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: {begrudge}] [ant: {wish}]
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