grudge
noun/ɡrʌdʒ/
/ɡrʌdʒ/
- grudge (against somebody) a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past
- I bear him no grudge.
- He has a grudge against the world.
- She has harboured a grudge against me for years.
- I don't hold any grudges now.
- He's a man with a grudge.
- England beat New Zealand in a grudge match (= a match where there is strong dislike between the teams).
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc2, Feelingsc2- Do you know anyone who might have a grudge against you?
- I don't hold grudges for very long.
- It's a grudge match between the two teams.
- It's time to forget old grudges.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long-standing
- old
- personal
- …
- bear
- harbour/harbor
- have
- …
- match
- grudge against
Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.Definitions on the go
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