She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him.resentre‧sent /rɪˈzent/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
I resented having to work such long hours.bitterly/deeply/strongly resent She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.
WORD ORIGINresent
Origin:
1500-1600 French ressentir ‘to feel strongly about’, from sentir ‘to feel’, from Latin sentireVERB TABLE
resent
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | resent |
| he, she, it | resents | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | resented |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have resented |
| he, she, it | has resented | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had resented |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will resent |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have resented |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am resenting |
| he, she, it | is resenting | |
| you, we, they | are resenting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was resenting |
| you, we, they | were resenting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been resenting |
| he, she, it | has been resenting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been resenting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be resenting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been resenting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- After all, she even resented him spending his.
- Everything about him assailed her senses in a way she resented bitterly yet seemed unable to do anything about.
- He resented the cult of those religions.
- He does riot resent the subsidized women and children themselves.
- It was a part which had only grown up in her recently and whose constraining effect she resented very much.
- McFarlane knew it, and resented it.
- No one resents Mino's success.
- They resented the fact that they were continually invited to the parties and were unable to refuse.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fairresent (somebody) doing something She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.· He had always resented the amount his son ate.· Carolyn had always resented being left behind, and clamoured for the shops with their sweets, toys and new clothes.· Although devoted to his father's memory he always resented his extravagance and improvidence.
· Everything about him assailed her senses in a way she resented bitterly yet seemed unable to do anything about.· The blacks bitterly resented being searched and insisted on their innocence.· But there is evidence that working class women bitterly resented what they regarded as middle class interference.· In government, it is a control function-and managers bitterly resent it.· It hadn't been her imagination, and she bitterly resented the hypocrisy of his charge.· She bitterly resented her husband's domination by his younger brother.· This renewed severity was bitterly resented by the king's subjects.
· Muhammad Reza deeply resented the way in which his country was once again being governed by its old enemies.· The mortgage traders deeply resented the corporate and government traders.· Many solicitors deeply resent the treatment they feel they have received over their remuneration.· Quite frankly I deeply resent you implying that I would be involved with a thug like that.· There was also a stage where I deeply resented the foetus, although now I think I have killed this feeling.
· I strongly resent having my views sought in such an underhand way.
NOUN· Siobhan resents the fact that the mainstream broadcasting industry is presented as the only way of working.· They resented the fact that they were continually invited to the parties and were unable to refuse.
· Perhaps she was not feeling well, or it could be that she resented Lissa's intrusion into the office.· The miners probably resented the intrusion but must have been fearful of the possible consequences of this calamity.· He must resent the impertinent intrusion of the big car.
· It seems to me that they now resent the presence of the other fish.· I had thought Derek and Kitty would resent my constant presence, but both seemed relieved.
· Muhammad Reza deeply resented the way in which his country was once again being governed by its old enemies.· Now a generation of southern Republicans, brought up resenting the interfering ways of the federal government, is wielding disproportionate power.· He resents his way with women, his universal adulation, his charisma.· Ray resents and fears the way it makes him feel half dead.· I also resented the way Millet was simpering at me.
· But there is evidence that working class women bitterly resented what they regarded as middle class interference.· I suppose I resented - oh, all the things women are supposed to resent.· Some of the women resent me for it.
VERB· As with so many things, no sooner had he taken the idea to himself than he began to resent it passionately.· But gradually that got old, and she began to resent the required evening events without Jan.· Had she begun to resent my usurpation of her role as Edward's collaborator?· She even began to resent the attention her baby boy received from others, as if he had displaced her.
· None the less, viewers seemed to resent their lack of choice and lack of control over what they saw.· In any case these men seemed to resent the idea of having to become farmers.· Travis would not give any explanation when asked about her whereabouts and seemed to resent her parents' questions.
I resented having to work such long hours.bitterly/deeply/strongly resent She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.