Resent
verb
To feel anger or displeasure because of something or someone, usually because we think we have been treated unfairly or unjustly.
I resent the way he talks down to me as if I'm not capable of doing the job.
Often appears as...
- resent the implication
- resent being treated
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To feel anger or displeasure because of something or someone, usually because we think we have been treated unfairly or unjustly.
I resent the way he talks down to me as if I'm not capable of doing the job.
Often appears as...
- resent the implication
- resent being treated
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Resentment implies deep and lasting negative feelings, stronger than annoyance or irritation.
She resented her coworker's rude comments for months.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Treatment
Use 'resent' when you feel you've been treated worse than others or unjustly.
He resented being overlooked for the promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Suppressed Emotion
Resentment is often a feeling kept inside rather than expressed directly.
She quietly resented her friend's constant lateness.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Resentment implies deep and lasting negative feelings, stronger than annoyance or irritation.
She resented her coworker's rude comments for months.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Treatment
Use 'resent' when you feel you've been treated worse than others or unjustly.
He resented being overlooked for the promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Suppressed Emotion
Resentment is often a feeling kept inside rather than expressed directly.
She quietly resented her friend's constant lateness.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity
Resentment implies deep and lasting negative feelings, stronger than annoyance or irritation.
She resented her coworker's rude comments for months.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Treatment
Use 'resent' when you feel you've been treated worse than others or unjustly.
He resented being overlooked for the promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Suppressed Emotion
Resentment is often a feeling kept inside rather than expressed directly.
She quietly resented her friend's constant lateness.
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We need to talk about an...
parole for kids in this country and we're actually doing some litigation only country in the world I resent people on death row it's interesting this question of the death penalty in many ways we've been taught to think that the real question is do people deserve to die for the crimes they've
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An Ode to Envy PIPE Parul...
The next minute they're on the same side. Suddenly, Lestrade is letting himself admire this mind that he's resented. Could it be so simple though? What if jealousy really is a matter of geometry, just a matter of where we allow ourselves to stand in relation to another?
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Kimberley Motley: How I...
So simply put, a jirga is a form of mediation that's used in Afghanistan's informal justice system. It's usually presided over by religious leaders and village elders, and jirgas are often used in rural countries like Afghanistan, where there's deep-seated resentment
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The Profound Power of...
For much of her life, she had this complicated relationship with her mom. She was holding on to decades of resentment. Some of it was tied up in her mom's alcoholism. But now her mom was dying of cancer. And as heart-wrenching as it was to admit,
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12 truths I learned from...
You can't buy, achieve or date serenity and peace of mind. This is the most horrible truth, and I so resent it. But it's an inside job, and we can't arrange peace or lasting improvement for the people we love most in the world.
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Living Alongside African...
because it would be so easy for him to just feel resentment and competition towards these animals but you saw how specific he was and how precise he was about look these animals we've always lived with them and if i saw anyone
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5 steps to remove...
And then, if you're the vent buddy, it's your responsibility to lead your friend back to the positive. Now, the other hard you have to then apply those learnings to the situation. You can't carry that resentment around.
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Yuval Noah Harari...
they are no longer part of the story of the future and i think that if i again this is an hypothesis if i try to understand and to connect to the deep resentment people in many places around the world
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She Shoots, She Scores:...
resentment brewing among the women's coaches we felt that we were underpaid compared to the men and and we knew we were doing similar jobs i think we had some some hard data that we had come by to
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What forgiveness can...
release you set yourself free grudges bitterness resentment they're all burdens they narrow our options our relationships our experiences of life
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We need to talk about an...
parole for kids in this country and we're actually doing some litigation only country in the world I resent people on death row it's interesting this question of the death penalty in many ways we've been taught to think that the real question is do people deserve to die for the crimes they've
Video examples
An Ode to Envy PIPE Parul...
The next minute they're on the same side. Suddenly, Lestrade is letting himself admire this mind that he's resented. Could it be so simple though? What if jealousy really is a matter of geometry, just a matter of where we allow ourselves to stand in relation to another?
Video examples
Kimberley Motley: How I...
So simply put, a jirga is a form of mediation that's used in Afghanistan's informal justice system. It's usually presided over by religious leaders and village elders, and jirgas are often used in rural countries like Afghanistan, where there's deep-seated resentment
Video examples
The Profound Power of...
For much of her life, she had this complicated relationship with her mom. She was holding on to decades of resentment. Some of it was tied up in her mom's alcoholism. But now her mom was dying of cancer. And as heart-wrenching as it was to admit,
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
You can't buy, achieve or date serenity and peace of mind. This is the most horrible truth, and I so resent it. But it's an inside job, and we can't arrange peace or lasting improvement for the people we love most in the world.
Video examples
Living Alongside African...
because it would be so easy for him to just feel resentment and competition towards these animals but you saw how specific he was and how precise he was about look these animals we've always lived with them and if i saw anyone
Video examples
5 steps to remove...
And then, if you're the vent buddy, it's your responsibility to lead your friend back to the positive. Now, the other hard you have to then apply those learnings to the situation. You can't carry that resentment around.
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
they are no longer part of the story of the future and i think that if i again this is an hypothesis if i try to understand and to connect to the deep resentment people in many places around the world
Video examples
She Shoots, She Scores:...
resentment brewing among the women's coaches we felt that we were underpaid compared to the men and and we knew we were doing similar jobs i think we had some some hard data that we had come by to
Video examples
What forgiveness can...
release you set yourself free grudges bitterness resentment they're all burdens they narrow our options our relationships our experiences of life
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Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
I've been around golf my whole life. My father did it all the time, and I resented him for it. But a couple years ago I picked up a golf club and I understood the physics of it. If anyone knows anything about golf, it's that once you hit a few shots, you'll become addicted.
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Kevin Rudd
Australian Politician
Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bitterness and hatreds and all that sort of stuff.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.
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John Dryden
English Poet
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Rashad Evans
American Athlete
I didn't grow up with my father in my life, and that bred a resentment in me, and it bred a mentality in me that made me very angry.
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Ida Lupino
English Actress
That's one of the things I resent the most violently. To have to take your own life and give it away to the public, in pieces.
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Ja Rule
American Musician
I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
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Barbara Sher
American Businesswoman
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
Quote examples
Fred Durst
American Musician
I've been around golf my whole life. My father did it all the time, and I resented him for it. But a couple years ago I picked up a golf club and I understood the physics of it. If anyone knows anything about golf, it's that once you hit a few shots, you'll become addicted.
Quote examples
Kevin Rudd
Australian Politician
Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bitterness and hatreds and all that sort of stuff.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.
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John Dryden
English Poet
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Rashad Evans
American Athlete
I didn't grow up with my father in my life, and that bred a resentment in me, and it bred a mentality in me that made me very angry.
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Ida Lupino
English Actress
That's one of the things I resent the most violently. To have to take your own life and give it away to the public, in pieces.
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Ja Rule
American Musician
I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Quote examples
Barbara Sher
American Businesswoman
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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