grudge
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- (countable) A grudge is a feeling of ill will or hatred that doesn't go away.
- He stole my bike last year. I still have a grudge against him.
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- (transitive) If you grudge something you are unwilling to give or allow it.
- We were poor, so my mom grudged every piece of food I ate.