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misgrudge

misgrudge verb: to hold a grudge for no reason or in error due to misunderstanding.

Verb

misgrudge (third-person singular simple present misgrudges, present participle misgrudging, simple past and past participle misgrudged)

  1. (ambitransitive) To hold a grudge for no reason or in error due to misunderstanding

Forms of misgrudge

third-person singular presentmisgrudges
present participlemisgrudging
past participlemisgrudged
pastmisgrudged

Origin of misgrudge

From mis- + grudge.

Questions about misgrudge

What does misgrudge mean?
Misgrudge means to hold a grudge for no reason or in error due to misunderstanding.
What part of speech is misgrudge?
Misgrudge is a verb.
What is the past tense of misgrudge?
The past tense of misgrudge is misgrudged.

Words near misgrudge in the dictionary

  1. misgrowing
  2. misgrown
  3. misgrows
  4. misgrowth
  5. misgrowths
  6. misgrudge
  7. misgrudged
  8. misguard
  9. misguarded
  10. misguarding
  11. misguards

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