How to say "resent" in Japanese

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恨むうらむJLPT N2approx.Common
godan verb, transitive verbCovers resent as bearing a grudge: lingering, personal ill will toward a person felt to have wronged you. It also means to blame or curse, so the feeling is directed at someone.
彼かれは彼女かのじょを恨うらんでいる。↗
He hates her.
憤るいきどおるCommon
godan verb, intransitive verbCorresponds to resent as indignation: anger at something considered unjust or wrong. It fits reacting strongly to unfairness or wrongdoing rather than nursing a grudge against a particular person.

Choose 「恨む」 when resent means bearing a lingering grudge against someone who wronged you, and 「憤る」 when it means feeling indignant about something unjust; the first is personal ill will, the second anger at wrongdoing.

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Japanese equivalents

恨むうらむto bear a grudge against
憤るいきどおるto be angry
仇をなすあだをなすto resent
仇なすあだなすto resent

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