grudge
Nursed old anger
A grudge is resentment held against someone for a past wrong, real or perceived.
To hold or bear a grudge is to nurse that resentment rather than let it go: She's still holding a grudge about what happened at the wedding.
The verb grudge means to give or allow reluctantly: I don't grudge him his success, but I wish he'd stop bragging.
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
hostility · grievance · indignation · umbrage · displeasure · pique · vexation · irritation
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
feud · score-settling · reprisal · avenge · nemesis · tit-for-tat · comeuppance · unforgiving
Wanting to hurt others
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
- pettyOf little importance
mean-spirited · catty · nasty · vicious · cruel · snide · hostile · antagonistic
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- enviousWanting what others possess
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
rivalry · comparison · inferiority · possessive · suspicious · insecure · threatened · watching
Unwilling to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- half-heartedLacking sincerity or zeal
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
stingy · niggardly · parsimonious · withholding · tight-fisted · ungenerous · miserly · meager
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
ill-will · hostility · grievance · indignation · umbrage · displeasure · pique · vexation · irritation · offense
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
vendetta · feud · score-settling · reprisal · avenge · nemesis · tit-for-tat · comeuppance · unforgiving · implacable
spiteful
Wanting to hurt others
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
petty · mean-spirited · catty · nasty · vicious · cruel · snide · hostile · antagonistic · ill-disposed
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- enviousWanting what others possess
- green-eyedMarked by envy
resentful · rivalry · comparison · inferiority · possessive · suspicious · insecure · threatened · watching · coveting
reluctant
Unwilling to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- half-heartedLacking sincerity or zeal
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
resentful · stingy · niggardly · parsimonious · withholding · tight-fisted · ungenerous · miserly · meager · sparse
- bad bloodanimosity, hostility, enmity, resentment, feud
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- Feudsfeud, vendetta, blood feud, family feud, rivalry
- hatredhate, hateful, abhor, abhorrence, detest
- resentmentresentful, bitterness, rancor, spite, ill will
- bitternessbitterness, resentment, rancor, acrimony, spite
grudgegoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
benevolence · friendliness · amity · warmth · affection
grudgeforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardon · absolution · mercy · clemency · letting go
grudgegenerosity
Readiness to give freely
liberality · open-handedness · munificence · willingness · bestowal
- hold a grudgeMaintain lasting resentment
- bear a grudgeMaintain lasting ill will
- grudge matchContest to settle scores
- grudge matchesCompetitions between longtime rivals
- old grudge
- grudge holderOne nursing old resentments
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