| VERB | emotion | resent | feel bitter or indignant about |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | resent, begrudge | wish ill or allow unwillingly |
| Sounds | rihzeh'nt; riyzeh'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | Feel bitter or indignant about. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot resent Sue; Sam and Sue resent the movie | |
| Example | "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" | |
| Caused by | embitter, envenom, acerbate | Cause to be bitter or resentful |
| pique, offend | Cause to feel resentment or indignation | |
| Entailed by | grudge | Accept or admit unwillingly |
| sulk, pout, brood | Be in a huff and display one's displeasure | |
| Narrower | stew, grudge | bear a grudge |
| Broader | dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for |
| Spanish | ofenderse, resentirse | |
| Catalan | ressentir-se | |
| Nouns | resentment | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| Meaning | wish ill or allow unwillingly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonym | begrudge | |
| Opposite | wish, wish well | Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of |
| Spanish | envidiar | |
| Catalan | envejar | |
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