Meaning | Feel bitter or indignant about. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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Model | Sam cannot resent Sue; Sam and Sue resent the movie |
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Example | "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" |
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Caused by | embitter, envenom, acerbate | Cause to be bitter or resentful |
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pique, offend | Cause to feel resentment or indignation |
Entailed by | grudge | Accept or admit unwillingly |
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sulk, pout, brood | Be in a huff and display one's displeasure |
Narrower | stew, grudge | bear a grudge |
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Broader | dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for |
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Spanish | ofenderse, resentirse |
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Catalan | ressentir-se |
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Nouns | resentment | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
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