as in to resent
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it
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Recent Examples of begrudge
No one should begrudge Wayne for being contented on Tha Carter VI, secure in his reputation as one of the best to ever do it.
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whatever your views on Paris Saint-Germain, few can begrudge the inspiring character Luis Enrique.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Others begrudge the collectors who sold while the market was hot and gained at their expense.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 8 May 2025
These legislative actions poised Attorney General Rob Bonta to become a begrudging figurehead of the resistance.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whatever your views on Paris Saint-Germain, few can begrudge the inspiring character Luis Enrique.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Others begrudge the collectors who sold while the market was hot and gained at their expense.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 8 May 2025
These legislative actions poised Attorney General Rob Bonta to become a begrudging figurehead of the resistance.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudge
resent
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Kids who read long books resented getting the same number of points as those who read short ones.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Aug. 2025
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Mao Zedong and his colleagues increasingly resented Soviet assumptions of superiority and leadership of the world communist movement, while Stalin’s successor Nikita Khrushchev found the Chinese devious and untrustworthy—contributing to the very public and bitter Sino-Soviet split after 1962.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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