Dictionary entry

Grudge (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Grudge, n. 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.

Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob. South.

The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge. I. Taylor.

2. Slight symptom of disease.

Our shaken monarchy, that now lies... struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities. Milton.

Syn. — Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.