kauna — meaning in English

English meaning

• grudge noun A long-held feeling of resentment or ill will toward someone, usually because of a past wrong.
• rancor noun A deep, lasting bitterness or resentment toward someone, often from a perceived wrong.
• spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.

Senses

kauna is used for these senses in English:

• grudge (countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
• ill will A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.
• rancor (American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
• ressentiment (chiefly, philosophy, social, _, psychology) a sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent. [from 19th c.]
• spite Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

grudge — full definition

1. noun A long-held feeling of resentment or ill will toward someone, usually because of a past wrong.
2. verb To be reluctant to give or allow something.

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