begrudger
One who envies
A begrudger resents the success or good fortune of others.
The word implies someone who can't simply be happy for another person's achievements—they harbor envy or ill will instead.
Common in Irish English, where it often describes someone who disparages successful neighbors or compatriots: Don't mind him, he's just a begrudger.
The attitude suggests pettiness rather than principled objection.
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- enviousWanting what others possess
invidious · coveting · yearning · desirous · longing · wistful · malcontent · discontented
One who hates humanity
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
- malcontentChronically dissatisfied person
faultfinder · grumbler · killjoy · spoilsport · wet-blanket · crab · grump · complainer
Active, bitter hostility
- spitePetty malicious intent
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
vindictiveness · antagonism · enmity · malice · antipathy · bitterness · acrimony · spiteful
Opposed to participating
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
tight-fisted · withholding · ungiving · parsimonious · penny-pinching · loath · disinclined · resistant
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
envious · invidious · coveting · yearning · desirous · longing · wistful · malcontent · discontented · bitter
misanthrope
One who hates humanity
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
malcontent · faultfinder · grumbler · killjoy · spoilsport · wet-blanket · crab · grump · complainer · naysayer
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- spitePetty malicious intent
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
rancor · vindictiveness · antagonism · enmity · malice · antipathy · bitterness · acrimony · spiteful · mean-spirited
unwilling
Opposed to participating
miserly · tight-fisted · withholding · ungiving · parsimonious · penny-pinching · loath · disinclined · resistant · unenthusiastic
begrudgerwell-wisher
One who hopes for another's success
cheerleader · supporter · congratulator · admirer · celebrator
begrudgergiver
One who bestows
benefactor · philanthropist · patron · altruist · lavisher
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