grudge
148
4.3
- noun
- /ɡrʌdʒ/
:
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- So, you know, I don't have a grudge against the Pope.
- hold a grudge
- a personal grudge
- harbor a grudge
And Needless to say, she has a grudge against Snow White.
- And Needless to say, she has a grudge against Snow White.
- But the king had a plan to replace this old grudge with new love.
- Anyway, that's my grudge with this book right now.
- And sometimes people can hold on to grudges in a very long time in families.
- They're always going to be holding grudges forever.
- Some of this was local violence, grudges being practiced by people against people they knew.
- My dad was masterful at holding grudges.
- It makes it difficult to let go of grudges.
- And he does not, he apparently holds grudges.
- And I, I think it's human nature wrong that sometimes we hold that grudge.
- And holding on to grudges does not affect the future in a good way.
- If things don't go their way, they get upset and they can hold on to grudges.
Examples
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These are people that are so dark and twisted that they will harbor a grudge forever.
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Their understandable grudge was that their shift gave them no chance to shop during working hours.
Fiction book (1992) -
So it gave me like, it gave me a grudge against time, right.
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You got a grudge against another man, you fight him Saturday afternoon.
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- I'm not the type to hold a grudge.
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Holding grudges is not how I do business.
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A politician who holds no grudges ends up holding no office.
Fiction book (1997) -
The letter ended like this: "I hold no grudges against you; don't hold any against me."
Fiction book (1997) -
I just, I think grudges are poison and are anchors that hold you down.
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She still holds a grudge against him for not inviting her to the party last year.
Synonyms
172
4.2
A long, strong feeling of anger toward someone who treated you unfairly
89
5.8
A complaint about something unfair, often made formally to people in charge
75
3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
64
8.1
A feeling of anger that makes someone want revenge
57
6.1
Strong angry feeling toward a person or group
5
8.3
A strong wish to get revenge for a wrong
1
7.7
A feeling of holding anger about someone and not letting go of hurt
1
7.4
A deep bitter anger you feel after being hurt
1
7.9
A strong lasting wish to get revenge on someone who hurt you
A long feeling of anger that stops you from forgiving someone
A feeling of being treated unfairly
A feeling of wanting to hurt someone who hurt you
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
42
4.8
To feel angry at someone for something they did in the past that hurt you
How Resentful
394
1.9
75
3.4
148
4.3
172
4.2
26
2.8
27
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grudge as a noun comes from the same idea of a complaint kept inside, a quiet 'grumble' that stays with you, much like someone who remains a grouch about the past. That's why a grudge is a lasting feeling of anger or hurt toward someone.