GRUDGE (3)

Grudge, n. 1. 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob. South. The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge. I. Taylor. 2. 2. Slight symptom of disease.
Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities. Milton. Syn. — Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.