Grudge Definition
grŭj
grudged, grudges, grudging
verb
grudged, grudges, grudging
To give with reluctance.
The miser grudged his dog its food.
Webster's New World
To envy and resent (someone) because of that person's possession or enjoyment of (something); begrudge.
To grudge a person his success.
Webster's New World
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noun
grudges
A strong, continued feeling of hostility or ill will against someone over a real or fancied grievance.
Webster's New World
A reason or cause for this.
Webster's New World
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Antonyms:
- favor
- good will
- forgiveness
Other Word Forms of Grudge
Noun
Singular:
grudge
Plural:
grudgesOrigin of Grudge
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A variant of grutch (mid 15th-century, younger than begrudge), from Middle English grucchen (“to murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge”), from Old French grouchier, groucier (“to murmur, grumble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse krytja (“to murmur”) or Old High German grunzen (“to grunt”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English gruggen, grucchen to grumble, complain from Old French grouchier
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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