as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart
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Recent Examples of jealousy
Before resolving the details, though, the woman becomes inflamed by an old source of jealousy and leaves her partner.
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Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The story also focuses on Scar’s jealousy over Mufasa, a jealousy that would one day lead him to betray and kill his brother and try to blame it all on Simba.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Suspicion, dislike, jealousy, scapegoating, none of those are the transcendent facet of the human personality.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
While the dynamic between Mufasa and Taka eventually changes, some scenes highlight integrity, loyalty, and even jealousy.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The story also focuses on Scar’s jealousy over Mufasa, a jealousy that would one day lead him to betray and kill his brother and try to blame it all on Simba.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Suspicion, dislike, jealousy, scapegoating, none of those are the transcendent facet of the human personality.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
While the dynamic between Mufasa and Taka eventually changes, some scenes highlight integrity, loyalty, and even jealousy.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
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Cherry titrates Dylan’s outie with notes of resignation and resentment, and Turturro bolsters outside Irv — a lonely artist — with genial warmth.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The national blindness to the depth of Moro resentment has led Philippine politicians and policymakers to treat Moros as wayward children who can be set right through minor concessions, or if those fail, through force.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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This frustrates users, who watch Apple’s everyone, everywhere updates with some envy.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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On average, autistic participants reported 24% less envy than neurotypical participants.Trystan Loustau and Liane Young, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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