resent · verb
Sens et exemples
Éprouver de la colère ou de la peine face à un traitement ou une situation jugés injustes.
She resented being excluded from a discussion about work for which she was expected to take responsibility.
Several volunteers resented the assumption that their time could be rearranged without asking them first.
He did not resent the promotion itself, but he questioned why the selection process had been kept secret.
Resenting every request made cooperation difficult until they agreed on a clearer division of responsibilities.
Formes
- resent base form
- resents third-person singular present
- resented past tense; past participle
- resenting present participle