BEGRUDGE

(verb) wish ill or allow unwillingly
synonyms : resent
my father let me go for the prom with John quite begrudgingly. -added by diviya_inlas
(verb) be envious of; set one's heart on
synonyms : envy
you shouldnt be so obvious in your begrudging of the Sander's wealth. -added by diviya_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for begrudge

(Tag: Global) begru+dge--begru sounds like beggars. beggars usually wish ill to others as their own situation is bad.
added by yokel
(Tag: Global) be+grudge --recall Grudge the famous horror movie, in which the ghost ( of a lady) killed by her husband which later killed many others because of envy and grudge.
added by jc
(Tag: Hindi) begru+dge--begru sounds like begher , a begher (without house) person will always be envy of people who exiled him from his house.
added by preetisoni2411

Mnemonics for begrudge

(Tag: ) begrudge can be broken into beg + rude... so some one who behave rudely with beggars ... the beggar 'wish ill ' for that person
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(Tag: english) be+grudge. when u have grudge on somebody u always wish ill for him
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(Tag: ) If you "be"come a "guru", others will be jealous of you and push you down from the e"dge" of a cliff.
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(Tag: ) basically taken from begrudgen,...means to complain..so you complain about others because you dont like them.
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(Tag: ) REMEBER THE MOVIE GRUDGE where actor jim carrey portrays to be envy of santa...
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