Combat vs Resent - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between combat and resent

is that combat is to fight with; to struggle for victory against while resent is to express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts).

As a noun combat

is a battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.

combat

English

(wikipedia combat)

Noun

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.

*:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat : "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."

*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter

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Derived terms

* combat pay

Verb

To fight with; to struggle for victory against.

* Milton

To combat with a blind man I disdain.

Anagrams

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resent

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) resentir (Modern ressentir), from

Verb

(en verb)

To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts).

* Bolingbroke

The good prince King James bore dishonourably what he might have resented safely.

To feel resentment.

*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

, chapter=2 citation , passage=Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,

(obsolete) To be sensible of; to feel.

(obsolete) In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.

* Sir (Thomas Browne) (1605-1682)

which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.

(obsolete) In a negative sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.

(obsolete) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).

* Fuller

This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savour in the soul of Saul.

* Fuller

Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.

(obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.

Etymology 2

See resend.

Verb

(head)

(resend)

The package was resent , this time with the correct postage.

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