Definitions of Grudge [ʌdʒ]

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Definition of 'Grudge'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) grudge
a feeling of ill will or resentment because of some real or fancied wrong.

2. (v.t.) grudge
to give or permit with reluctance:
They grudged us every day we were away.

3. grudge
to resent the good fortune of (another); begrudge.

4. (v.i.) grudge
Obs. to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.

Etymology: (1400–50; < OF gro(u)c(h)ier < Gmc.; cf. MHG grogezen to complain, cry out)

Definition of 'Grudge'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) grudge, score, grievance
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
"holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

2. (verb) stew, grudge
bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

3. (verb) grudge
accept or admit unwillingly

Definition of 'Grudge'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) grudge
a feeling of lasting anger as a result of unfair treatment

2. grudge
hold/bear a grudge
to continue to feel anger
I get angry, but I never hold a grudge.

Definition of 'Grudge'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Grudge
sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel

2. (noun) Grudge
slight symptom of disease

3. (verb) Grudge
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

4. (verb) Grudge
to hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously

5. (verb) Grudge
to be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant

6. (verb) Grudge
to feel compunction or grief

Translation of 'Grudge'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.
Afrikaans: beny, misgun	Arabic: يَتَذَمَّر، يَبْخَل على	Bulgarian: давам неохотно
Brazilian: ressentir	Czech: zdráhat se; nepřát	German: ungern tun/geben
Danish: være uvillig; være imod	Greek: δίνω, κάνω κτ. με μισή κα	Spanish: escatimar, hacer/dar de m
Estonian: mitte raatsima	Farsi: با بی میلی دادن	Finnish: olla haluton tekemään jtn
French: rechignerà, accorder à co	Hebrew: לתת באי רצון	Hindi: देने में हिचकिचाना
Croatian: škrtariti	Hungarian: sajnál vkitől vmit	Indonesian: enggan melakukan
Icelandic: telja/sjá eftir, geta ekk	Italian: lesinare; dare di malavog	Japanese: 出し惜しむ
Korean: 하기를 꺼리다	Lithuanian: gailėti	Latvian: nenovēlēt; noskaust
Malay: tidak merelakan	Dutch: met tegenzin doen/geven	Norwegian: ha imot; ikke unne
Polish: żałować	Persian: با بی میلی دادن	Pashto: ضد كول، لانجه كول، كينه ك
Portuguese: ressentir	Romanian: a da ceva fără plăcere/nu	Russian: жалеть
Slovak: váhať; nedopriať	Slovenian: ne privoščiti (si)	Serbian: nerado uraditi
Swedish: bjuda/bära ngn emot, inte	Thai: ไม่เต็มใจ	Turkish: çok görmek, esirgemek
Taiwanese: 不願意(但必須)	Ukrainian: жалкувати, шкодувати	Urdu: بے دلی سے کرنا
Vietnamese: miễn cưỡng làm gì	Chinese: 勉强给（或允许），不情愿做（但必須）
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