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grudge

/gr/@//dZ/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

    noun.feeling

    Examples
    Holding a grudge.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

    verb.emotion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. accept or admit unwillingly

    verb.emotion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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