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
Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
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EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In other words, not talking to each other for a bit won’t suddenly resolve deeper problems like poor communication, jealousy, or trust issues.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In other words, not talking to each other for a bit won’t suddenly resolve deeper problems like poor communication, jealousy, or trust issues.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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Doesn’t that seem like an obvious way to breed resentment and, ahem, rebellion?—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One child may excel in sports or academics while another struggles, leading to feelings of resentment.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ye also dropped a song the day of the Super Bowl, further fueling assumptions of envy.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Stop that Zillow-scrolling — there's a more satisfying way to get some serious house envy this weekend.—
Audrey Kennedy,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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