GRUDGE meaning: Resentment held from past wrongs

We found 31 dictionaries that define the word grudge:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

grudge: Merriam-Webster.com
grudge: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
grudge: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
grudge: Collins English Dictionary
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Grudge, grudge: Wordnik
grudge: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
grudge: Wiktionary
grudge: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
grudge: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
grudge: Infoplease Dictionary
Grudge, grudge: Dictionary.com
grudge (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
grudge: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Grudge (disambiguation), Grudge (film), Grudge, The Grudge (album), The Grudge (film), The Grudge (film series), The Grudge (franchise), The Grudge: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Grudge: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
grudge: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
grudge: Rhymezone
grudge: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
grudge: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
grudge: Free Dictionary
grudge: Mnemonic Dictionary
grudge: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
grudge: Dictionary/thesaurus

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grudge: Legal dictionary

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grudge: Encyclopedia

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Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

grudge: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

grudge, the grudge: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
▸ verb:  To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To grumble, complain; to be dissatisfied.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To hold or harbour with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.

Opposite:

forgiveness, reconciliation, amnesty

Types:

resentment, animosity, hostility, bitterness, spite, grudges of passion, more...

Phrases:

grudge match, grudge matches, hold a grudge, The Grudge, The Grudge 2, more...

Adjectives:

personal, old, ancient, private, special, secret, deep, bitter, particular, fat, standing

Colors:

dark red, maroon, black, charcoal, burgundy, slate gray, midnight blue, forest green, olive, rust

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