Grudge

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

■noun

 a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
■verb

    be resentfully unwilling to grant or allow (something).
    feel resentful that (someone) has achieved (something): I don’t grudge him his moment of triumph.

grudger noun

grudging adjective

grudgingly adverb

grudgingness noun

ME: var. of obs. grutch

 ‘complain, murmur’, from OFr. grouchier

, of unknown origin; cf. grouch….

Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary

1grudgePronunciation:    grəjFunction:          transitive verbInflected Form:   grudged ; grudg·ingEtymology:         Middle English grucchen, grudgen to grumble, complain, from Anglo-French grucer, grucher, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German grogezen to howlDate:              14th century

to be unwilling to give or admit give or allow reluctantly or resentfully <didn’t grudge the time>
–grudg·er noun

2grudgeFunction:          nounDate:              15th century

a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will
synonyms see MALICE

EngMac

grudge

n. нерасположение, негодување, непријателство; v. завидува, чувствува непријателство кон некого; омраза…

English-Serbian dictionary

Grudge

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Grudge was last modified: June 2nd, 2023 by Jovan Stosic

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