begrudged
Gave with resentment
Begrudged is the past tense of begrudge, meaning to give or allow something reluctantly, or to envy someone's possession or enjoyment of something.
She begrudged him every minute of her time.
He begrudged his sister's success.
The word carries a sense of resentment—not just unwillingness, but active bitterness about what another person has or receives.
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- spitePetty malicious intent
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
hostility · animosity · displeasure · indignation · grievance · antipathy · acrimony · pique
Opposed to participating
- hesitantSlow to act
- loathStrongly reluctant
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- averseOpposed or unwilling
disinclined · resistant · unenthusiastic · stingy · withholding · tight-fisted · parsimonious · niggardly
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
rancor · hostility · animosity · displeasure · indignation · grievance · antipathy · acrimony · pique · sour
unwilling
Opposed to participating
averse · disinclined · resistant · unenthusiastic · stingy · withholding · tight-fisted · parsimonious · niggardly · sparing
covet
Desire greedily
- enviousWanting what others possess
- jealousResentful of others' advantages
- green-eyedMarked by envy
invidious · yearning · longing · desirous · covetous · rivalrous · competitive · emulous · wanting · wistful
begrudgedcelebrated
Widely known and praised
welcomed · applauded · cheered · wished well · congratulated
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