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Meaning of Grudge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ɡɹʌd͡ʒ

Definitions

Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

countable

Equivalents

العربية الحقد بغض ضغينة
Čeština averze nevraživost zášť zdráhat
Cymraeg cenfigen gwenwyn
Deutsch Groll Missgönnen Neid Pik Ranküne
Eesti vimm
Français rancune
Gaeilge fala olc
Galego rancor xenreira
हिन्दी कीना डाह
日本語 怨念 怨恨 恨み
한국어 앙심 원한
Kurdî kin kin kin nag nara nara neid
Bahasa Melayu dendam
မြန်မာဘာသာ အာဃာတ
Nederlands misgunnen rancune weigeren wrok
Polski kosa uraza żal zawziątka
Português rancor ressentimento
Shqip mëllë
Svenska ägg groll
తెలుగు పంగ
Tagalog hinanakit
Türkçe hınç kin

Examples

“to have, hold, owe or bear a grudge against someone”
“Bag. And if I do not my good Lord damme me for it I haue an old grudge at him cole black curre,”
“I have never mentioned it to a human creature; I have kept my grudge to myself. I daresay I have been wicked, but my grudge has grown old with me.”
“It is towards Saduko that he bears a grudge, for you know, my father, one should never pull a drowning man out of the stream — which is what Saduko did, for had it not been for his treachery, Cetewayo would have sunk beneath the water of Death — especially if it is only to spite a woman who hates him.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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