grudge Definition

grudge
noun

1. A long-standing feeling of resentment.

Example: bear a grudge
Thesaurus: resentment, spite, bitterness, enmity, animosity, hard feelings, malice, rancour, jealousy, aversion, pique.

verb grudged, grudging

1. To be unwilling to do it; to do it unwillingly.

Form: grudge doing something (especially)
2a. To be unwilling to give them it; to give them it unwillingly;

Thesaurus: stint, withhold.
Form: to grudge someone something
2b. To feel envy or resentment at their good fortune.

Thesaurus: resent, object to, begrudge.
Form: to grudge someone something

Etymology: 15c: from French grouchier to grumble.