Origin of grudge
1400–50; late Middle English
grudgen, gruggen, variant of
gruchen < Old French
gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic; compare Middle High German
grogezen to complain, cry out
SYNONYMS FOR grudge
1
bitterness,
rancor,
malevolence,
enmity,
hatred.
Grudge,
malice,
spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A
grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong:
to hold a grudge because of jealousy; She has a grudge against him.
Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor:
malice in watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice.
Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations:
to reveal a secret out of spite.
4 envy.
OTHER WORDS FROM grudge
grudge·less, adjective grudg·er, noun un·grudged, adjectiveWords nearby grudge
Example sentences from the Web for grudge
British Dictionary definitions for grudge
grudge
/ (ɡrʌdʒ) /
noun
a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury
(modifier)
planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge
a grudge fight
verb
(tr)
to give or allow unwillingly
to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc)
Derived forms of grudge
grudgeless, adjective grudger, noun grudging, adjective grudgingly, adverbWord Origin for grudge
C15: from Old French
grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
grunnizōn to grunt
Idioms and Phrases with grudge
grudge
see bear a grudge; nurse a grudge.