begrudge
Give with reluctance
To begrudge is to resent someone else's good fortune or to give something reluctantly: She begrudged him his success, He begrudged every dollar spent on repairs.
The word carries a sense of petty resentment—not generous opposition but small-minded unwillingness to let others have what they've gained or to part with what's yours.
Feel bitter toward
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
rancor · spite · malice · acrimony · antipathy · grievance · hard feelings · bad blood
Desire greedily
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- enviousnessResentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
green-eyed · desirous · yearning · longing · wanting · invidious · comparison · rivalrous
Opposed to participating
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- disinclinationLack of desire
- loathStrongly reluctant
stingy · withholding · tight-fisted · niggardly · miserly · parsimonious · mean-spirited · churlish
resent
Feel bitter toward
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
ill will · rancor · spite · malice · acrimony · antipathy · grievance · hard feelings · bad blood · displeasure
withhold
Refuse to give
skimp · deny · hold back · keep from · restrict · limit · ration · hoard · monopolize · selfishness
covet
Desire greedily
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- enviousnessResentful desire for another's advantages
covetousness · green-eyed · desirous · yearning · longing · wanting · invidious · comparison · rivalrous · emulous
unwilling
Opposed to participating
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- disinclinationLack of desire
loath · stingy · withholding · tight-fisted · niggardly · miserly · parsimonious · mean-spirited · churlish · ungenerous