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
And when the movie’s love interest Elizabeth, played by Mia Goth, goes so far as to find the creature attractive — jealousy is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of jealousy or rivalry among teammates, then, it’s led to something else.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The person could be experiencing jealousy or may even feel loss about their relationship with you now that a baby is on the way, Kelman says.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of jealousy or rivalry among teammates, then, it’s led to something else.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The person could be experiencing jealousy or may even feel loss about their relationship with you now that a baby is on the way, Kelman says.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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The same survey found more than half of those who support their parents have incurred debt while providing help, and almost half feel resentment toward their parents because of the financial burden.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks, and others have warned of the resentment in the hemisphere were an intervention to follow.—
Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Times has become the envy of news publishers by building a digital subscription bundle with games, recipes and reviews alongside core reporting and commentary.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Give our easy cleaning technique a try and your shiny windows will be the envy of the neighborhood.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My darling, hatred takes the beauty away.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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