Entry Word: grudge

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong <he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance>

Synonyms grievance, resentment, score

Related Words condemnation; offense (or offence), umbrage; complaint; peeve, pique

2 a deep-seated ill will <thereʼs been a grudge between the two families for years> — see enmity