grudge

CEFRC2

/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A lasting angry feeling toward someone who has treated you badly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).

Examples

  • It's not serious, I don't bear him a grudge.

  • I bear no grudge against you.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To grumble, complain; to be dissatisfied.

  2. Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To hold or harbour with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.

More examples

In context

  • Bag. And if I do not my good Lord damme me for it I haue an old grudge at him cole black curre,

  • to have, hold, owe or bear a grudge against someone

  • Wee shall finde our whole life so necessarily ioyned with sorrow, that we ought rather delight (and take pleasure) in Gods louing chastisements, and admonitions, then any way murmure and grudge at our crosses, or tribulations :

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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 Germanic origin, probably ultimately imitative. Akin to Middle High German grogezen (“to howl, wail”), German grocken (“to croak”). Compare also Old Norse krytja (“to murmur”), Old High German grunzen (“to grunt”).