personal grudge

Frequency: 7.03.0 per million words

a grudge held against a specific individual for personal reasons

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Examples (10)

  • He denied that his decision was based on a personal grudge.
  • It seems she holds a deep personal grudge against her former boss.
  • The attack was motivated by a personal grudge rather than political ideology.
  • Please don't let a personal grudge affect your professional judgment.
  • I assure you, this isn't a personal grudge; it's strictly business.
  • The detective suspected the murder was the result of a personal grudge.
  • They settled their personal grudge after years of silence.
  • Is there some kind of personal grudge between you two?
  • He acts as if he is nursing a personal grudge against the world.
  • The criticism felt like the airing of a personal grudge.