Also means
to resent
Usage Note
Risentire has two main uses: 'to hear/feel again' (Ho risentito la canzone — I heard the song again) and, reflexively, risentirsi, 'to take offence' or 'to feel the effects of' (Si è risentito per quella battuta — He took offence at that joke). It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses.
Examples
"Mi sono risentito delle sue parole."
Natural Translation
I was hurt by his words.
Literal Translation
I-myself felt-again of his words.
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