begrudge

  • 111resent — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. harbor resentment, feel indignant, be annoyed, begrudge; see dislike , envy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. take offense, be offended, be indignant over, take exception to, dislike, bristle, harbor resentment, *get one s …

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  • 112Unwillingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unwillingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unwillingness unwillingness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indisposition indisposition indisposedness Sgm: N 1 disinclination disinclination aversation Sgm: N 1 nolleity nolleity no …

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  • 113Insufficiency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insufficiency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insufficiency insufficiency Sgm: N 1 inadequacy inadequacy inadequateness Sgm: N 1 incompetence incompetence &c.(impotence) 158 Sgm: N 1 deficiency deficiency… …

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  • 114Refusal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refusal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal rejection Sgm: N 1 noncompliance noncompliance incompliance Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 declining declining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 declens …

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  • 115Parsimony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parsimony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 parsimony parsimony parcity| Sgm: N 1 parsimoniousness parsimoniousness stinginess &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 stint stint Sgm: N 1 illiberality illiberality avarice …

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  • 116grudge — grudge1 [ grʌdʒ ] noun count a feeling of anger toward someone because they have done something to you that does not seem right or fair: There s a whole list of people who might bear a grudge against him. grudge grudge 2 [ grʌdʒ ] verb transitive …

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  • 117grudge — (v.) mid 15c., to murmur, complain, variant of GRUTCH (Cf. grutch). Meaning to begrudge is c.1500. Related: Grudged; grudges; grudging; grudgingly. The noun is mid 15c., from the verb …

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  • 118grutch — c.1200, grucchen, to murmur, complain, from O.Fr. grouchier to murmur, to grumble, of unknown origin, probably ultimately imitative. Meaning to begrudge is c.1400. Cf. gruccild (early 13c.) woman who complains, from grutch + suffix of unknown… …

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  • 119grudge — grÊŒdÊ’ n. resentment, envy, grievance, enmity, bitterness v. begrudge, resent, envy; give reluctantly; maintain enmity …

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  • 120grudged — grÊŒdÊ’ n. resentment, envy, grievance, enmity, bitterness v. begrudge, resent, envy; give reluctantly; maintain enmity …

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