grudge

Universal Words noun, verb noun ~ (against sb) a feeling of anger or dislike towards sb because of sth bad they have done to you in the past: I bear him no grudge. * He has a grudge against the world. * She has harboured a grudge against me for years. * I don't hold any grudges now. * He's a man with a grudge. * England beat New Zealand in a grudge match (= a match where there is strong dislike between the teams). verb 1 to do or give sth unwillingly SYNBEGRUDGE: [V-ing] I grudge having to pay so much tax. * [VN] He grudges the time he spends travelling to work. 2 [VNN] to think that sb does not deserve to have sth SYNBEGRUDGE: You surely don't grudge her her success?