What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Hate vs Resent - What's the difference?

hate | resent |

As verbs the difference between hate and resent

is that hate is to dislike intensely or greatly while resent is to express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at (words or acts).

As a noun hate

is an object of hatred.

hate

English

Noun

  • An object of hatred.
  • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  • Hatred.
  • He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
  • (Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
  • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.

    Verb

    (hat)
  • To dislike intensely or greatly.
  • I hate men who take advantage of women.
  • (slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
  • Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!

    Synonyms

    * abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See also

    Antonyms

    * love

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

  • liver (organ of the body)
  • References

    * Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----

    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.

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms