0 past simple and past participle of resent
1 to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like:
I resent paying extra for my drink just because it's in a posey bottle!
We resent these insinuations that we are not capable of leading the company forward.
I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.
He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.
It was also problematic because some people with dementia resented being monitored and tried to evade it.
Indeed, less-educated supporters resented their dependence on more highly educated representatives.
There is however a danger that compulsory education participation may be resented.
