Grudge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈʌdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈʌdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈʌdʒ/.

Examples

holding a grudge
settling a score

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grievance score stew

Parts of Speech

noun	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation “holding a grudge”
verb	bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
verb	accept or admit unwillingly

Word Forms

grudge	verb	bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
grudge	noun	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Groll

ein Groll, der stark genug ist, um Vergeltung zu rechtfertigen

🇫🇷French

rancune

un ressentiment suffisamment fort pour justifier des représailles

🇪🇸Spanish

escatimar

un resentimiento lo suficientemente fuerte como para justificar represalias

🇮🇹Italian

rancore

un risentimento abbastanza forte da giustificare una ritorsione

🇳🇱Dutch

wrok

een wrok die sterk genoeg is om vergelding te rechtvaardigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rancor

um ressentimento forte o suficiente para justificar retaliação

🇷🇺Russian

обида

негодование, достаточно сильное, чтобы оправдать возмездие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ईर्ष्या

प्रतिशोध को उचित ठहराने के लिए पर्याप्त आक्रोश

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষোভ

প্রতিশোধের ন্যায্যতা দেওয়ার জন্য যথেষ্ট শক্তিশালী একটি বিরক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

பழிவாங்கலை நியாயப்படுத்தும் அளவுக்கு வலுவான வெறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

పగ

ప్రతీకారాన్ని సమర్థించేంత బలమైన ఆగ్రహం

🇮🇳Marathi

राग

प्रतिशोधाचे समर्थन करण्यासाठी पुरेसा तीव्र संताप

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્વેષ

પ્રતિશોધને વાજબી ઠેરવવા માટે પૂરતી મજબૂત રોષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗೆತನ

ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക

പ്രതികാരത്തെ ന്യായീകരിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര ശക്തമായ നീരസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਬਦਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਇਜ਼ ਠਹਿਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنجش

انتقامی کارروائی کا جواز پیش کرنے کے لئے کافی مضبوط ناراضگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怨恨

强烈的怨恨足以证明报复是正当的

🇯🇵Japanese

恨み

報復を正当化するのに十分な強い憤り

🇰🇷Korean

악의

보복을 정당화할 만큼 강한 분노

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mối hận thù

một sự oán giận đủ mạnh để biện minh cho sự trả thù

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสียใจ

ความไม่พอใจที่รุนแรงพอที่จะพิสูจน์การตอบโต้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sakit hati

kebencian yang cukup kuat untuk membenarkan pembalasan

🇵🇭Filipino

sama ng loob

isang sama ng loob na sapat na upang bigyang-katwiran ang paghihiganti

🇲🇾Malay

dendam

kebencian yang cukup kuat untuk membenarkan tindakan balas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضغينة

استياء قوي بما يكفي لتبرير الانتقام

🇮🇷Persian

کینه

نارضایتی به اندازه کافی قوی برای توجیه انتقام

🇹🇷Turkish

kin

misillemeyi haklı çıkaracak kadar güçlü bir kızgınlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִינָה

טינה חזקה מספיק כדי להצדיק תגמול

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The primary meaning of 'grudge' is 'a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation'.

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