🇬🇧🇪🇸 grudge - rencor : English Lesson

Meaning of "grudge" ("rencor"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A grudge is when you stay mad at someone for a long time because you feel they were mean or unfair to you. Instead of forgiving them and moving on, you keep that angry feeling in your heart, like saving an old complaint in a dusty box and never throwing it away.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our parrot holds a grudge and only repeats the most embarrassing thing I ever said.

Grandpa still has a grudge against his alarm clock for waking him up in 1972.

I hold a grudge against my shoes for untying themselves right when I start to run.

My little sister has a grudge against bedtime and files a new complaint every night.

Some scientists say certain animals seem to hold a grudge—like crows, which can remember rude humans and scold them for years.

Tom kept a grudge after Sara broke his vase. The grudge sat like a stone on his kitchen shelf; he touched the vase and felt the grudge in his chest. At dinner he smiled, but the grudge stayed. Sara left a small note and an apology; the grudge cracked, and Tom finally laughed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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