Groll — meaning in English

English meaning

• animus noun Strong dislike, hostility, or ill will toward someone or something.
• beef noun The meat of cattle, used as food.
• dudgeon noun A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
• grievance noun A formal complaint, especially about unfair treatment at work.
• 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.
• resentment noun A bitter, lingering anger caused by feeling wronged or treated unfairly.
• spleen noun An organ in the upper left abdomen that filters blood, recycles old red blood cells, and supports the immune system.

Senses

Groll is used for these senses in English:

• animus A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
• beef (slang, uncountable, or, countable, plural beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)
• dudgeon A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
• grievance (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
• grudge (countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
• hard feelings (idiomatic) Resentment, anger.
• rancor (American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
• resentment Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

animus — full definition

1. noun Strong dislike, hostility, or ill will toward someone or something.
2. noun Intention or motive, especially in a legal sense.

beef — full definition

1. noun The meat of cattle, used as food.
2. noun A complaint, grudge, or ongoing dispute with someone.
3. verb To complain.

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