grudge
Use Grudge in a sentence
noun
1.
a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.
adjective
2.
done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
verb (used with object)
3.
to give or permit with reluctance; submit to unwillingly: The other team grudged us every point we scored.
4.
to resent the good fortune of (another); begrudge.
verb (used without object)
5.
Obsolete. to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English grudgen, gruggen, variant of gruchen < Old French gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out
1400–50; late Middle English grudgen, gruggen, variant of gruchen < Old French gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out
Related forms
grudge·less, adjective
grudg·er, noun
un·grudged, adjective
Synonyms
1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong: to hold a grudge because of jealousy; She has a grudge against him. Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor: malice in watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice. Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations: to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.
1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong: to hold a grudge because of jealousy; She has a grudge against him. Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor: malice in watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice. Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations: to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.
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grudge (ɡrʌdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury |
| 2. | (modifier) planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge: a grudge fight |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to give or allow unwillingly |
| 4. | to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc) |
| [C15: from Old French grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn to grunt] | |
| 'grudgeless | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudger | |
| —n | |
| 'grudging | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudgingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
grudge
mid-15c., grucchen, from O.Fr. groucher "to murmur, to grumble," of unknown origin, probably ultimately imitative. Related: Grudging; grudgingly. The noun is late 15c., from the verb.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
It's as if the reviewer had a grudge and finally found an outlet to unleash his hostile brand of negativity.
The employer or supervisor is known to have a grudge against an employee they claim was injured off the job.
Injustices in the name of justice create in their victims a lasting grudge against society.
But the reality was closer to a grudge handball match.
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