Resent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feel bitter or indignant about

wish ill or allow unwillingly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻzˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪzˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪzˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻzˈɛnt/.

Examples

She resents being paid less than her co-workers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

begrudge

Antonyms

wish

Parts of Speech

verb	feel bitter or indignant about “She resents being paid less than her co-workers”
verb	wish ill or allow unwillingly

Word Forms

resentment

noun

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ärgern

darüber verbittert oder empört sein

🇫🇷French

en vouloir

se sentir amer ou indigné

🇪🇸Spanish

resentirse de

sentirse amargado o indignado por

🇮🇹Italian

risentirsi

sentirsi amareggiato o indignato

🇳🇱Dutch

aanstoot nemen

waar u zich verbitterd of verontwaardigd over voelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressentir-se

sentir-se amargo ou indignado com

🇷🇺Russian

возмущаться

чувствовать горечь или негодование по поводу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रोध करना

के बारे में कड़वा या क्रोधित महसूस करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্ত করা

সম্পর্কে তিক্ত বা ক্ষোভ অনুভব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

கசப்பாக அல்லது கோபமாக உணர்கிறேன்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపము

చేదుగా లేదా కోపంగా అనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संताप

बद्दल कडू किंवा रागावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોષ

વિશે કડવું અથવા ગુસ્સો અનુભવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

ಕಹಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಪವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീരസം

കയ്പേറിയതോ നീരസമോ തോന്നുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਰਾਜ਼

ਬਾਰੇ ਕੌੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੱਸਾ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناراضگی

کے بارے میں تلخ یا ناراض محسوس کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怨恨

感到痛苦或愤慨

🇯🇵Japanese

再送信しました

～について苦々しい、または憤りを感じる

🇰🇷Korean

화내다

씁쓸하거나 분개하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bực bội

cảm thấy cay đắng hoặc phẫn nộ về

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พอใจ

รู้สึกขมขื่นหรือไม่พอใจเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membenci

merasa getir atau marah

🇵🇭Filipino

sama ng loob

makaramdam ng pait o galit tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

geram

berasa pahit atau marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستاء

تشعر بالمرارة أو السخط

🇮🇷Persian

کینه توز

احساس تلخی یا خشم

🇹🇷Turkish

içerlemek

acı ya da kızgın hissetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַעֵם

מרגיש מר או כועס על

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