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jealousy
jealousy /ˈdʒel.ə.si/ noun [C or U]
► C1 a feeling of unhappiness and anger because someone has something or someone that you want: » He broke his brother's new bike in a fit of jealousy.» She was consumed by/eaten up with jealousy (= she was very jealous) when she heard that he had been given a promotion.» The team has performed very badly this season due to petty jealousies (= feelings of jealousy about unimportant things) among the players.→ COMPARE ENVY(Cf. ↑envy) verbThesaurus+: ↑Envy and jealousy |