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
Williford’s attorneys also say that a police officer may have acted with malice toward Williford out of jealousy because the officer and Williford were involved in a relationship with the same woman.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
There is the abyss of self-doubt and insecurity on one hand, the desire to create something unique and universally admired on the other, and jealousy and envy in the middle.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Some dogs have been known to express unhappiness or jealousy following the arrival of a baby on the scene.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Ince’s death has remained the subject of speculation and was the focus of Peter Bogdanovich’s 2001 film The Cat’s Meow, which suggests that Hearst mistakenly shot Ince in a fit of jealousy over Chaplin’s alleged affair with actress Marion Davies.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2025
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
There is the abyss of self-doubt and insecurity on one hand, the desire to create something unique and universally admired on the other, and jealousy and envy in the middle.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Some dogs have been known to express unhappiness or jealousy following the arrival of a baby on the scene.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Ince’s death has remained the subject of speculation and was the focus of Peter Bogdanovich’s 2001 film The Cat’s Meow, which suggests that Hearst mistakenly shot Ince in a fit of jealousy over Chaplin’s alleged affair with actress Marion Davies.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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Noah, Dan, Margot and Eliza keep secrets and nurse resentments.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, each group’s facade hides a festering wound, from brewing scandal to simmering resentment to formative trauma.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Strong’s mother said her son was killed because of envy stemming from his budding career.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have a young starting rotation that would be the envy of most Major League Baseball teams.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He’s been terrified, in love, hit in the head and, most often, in a state of bitter hatred.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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There was a conscious decision made not to blow up the church, because that's so symbolic of hatred, and that was a sacred building for the entire Walnut Grove community on the show and off the show.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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