as in to resent
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it
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Recent Examples of begrudge
At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The Independence Police Department recently saw a wage increase for officers — a move that IFD doesn’t begrudge, but that the union certainly noted, Veit said.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Newsom wrote that his mother seemed to begrudge the excursions when her children returned home.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Joseph says their first customer came in, begrudging the $35 ribeye, only to order the soup.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 11 Feb. 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The Independence Police Department recently saw a wage increase for officers — a move that IFD doesn’t begrudge, but that the union certainly noted, Veit said.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Newsom wrote that his mother seemed to begrudge the excursions when her children returned home.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Joseph says their first customer came in, begrudging the $35 ribeye, only to order the soup.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudge
resent
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Readers may resent being abstracted into algebra, but they are nonetheless invited to sort themselves into one of four categories on the basis of a short quiz.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the TSA division of the American Federation of Government Employees, said union members resent having their livelihoods used as tools and talking points in a game of political brinkmanship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Begrudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudge. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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