grudge

¹grudge

transitive verb \ˈgrəj\

grudgedgrudg·ing

Definition of GRUDGE

: to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully <didn't grudge the time>

— grudg·er noun

Examples of GRUDGE

1. I don't grudge paying my share.
2. I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.

Origin of GRUDGE

Middle English grucchen, grudgen to grumble, complain, from Anglo-French grucer, grucher, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German grogezen to howl

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with GRUDGE

bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, judge, nudge, sludge, smudge, trudge

²grudge

noun

Definition of GRUDGE

: a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will

Examples of GRUDGE

1. She still has a grudge against him for the way he treated her in school.
2. He has nursed a grudge against his former boss for years.
3. I don't bear him any grudges.

First Known Use of GRUDGE

15th century

Related to GRUDGE

Synonyms

down [chiefly British], grievance, resentment, score

Antonyms

amity

Related Words

condemnation; offense (or offence), umbrage; complaint; dudgeon, huff, peeve, pique; despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, rancor

Near Antonyms

amiability, amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality, neighborliness; comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding

See Synonym Discussion at malice