begrudgeverb [ T ]
uk/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/us/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/to feel unhappy because someone has something that you think they do not deserve:
[ + two objects ] I don't begrudge him his freedom.
to feel unhappy about spending money on something or spending time doing something:
They begrudged every day they had to stay with their father.
[ + -ing verb ] She begrudged paying so much for an ice cream cone.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unwilling and reluctant
- arsed
- balk
- baulk
- be blowed if... idiom
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
- blench
- disinclination
- disinclined
- disobliging
- drag your heels/feet idiom
- fag
- grudge
- jib
- not have the stomach for sth idiom
- rather you than me idiom
- reluctance
- reluctant
- shagged
- sticky
- stomach
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