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
The first book is about feelings, helping children name and understand emotions like happiness, sadness, and jealousy, and—most importantly—realize that feelings, especially the negative ones, don’t last forever.
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Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The problem arises with the jealousy and hatred the others harbor toward me.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
Then there's social jealousy, like if your daughter didn't get invited to a sleepover, which causes feelings of insecurity or inadequacy.
—Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
In Towards Zero, Rhys plays a troubled detective who tries to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The problem arises with the jealousy and hatred the others harbor toward me.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
Then there's social jealousy, like if your daughter didn't get invited to a sleepover, which causes feelings of insecurity or inadequacy.
—Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
In Towards Zero, Rhys plays a troubled detective who tries to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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On both sides of Kashmir’s line of control, people feel powerless as their politicians rehash old arguments, potentially reigniting decades of smoldering resentment.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Beyond the politics is a complex brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never really accepted him.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Noun
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The love that Mariska Hargitay gets from you postgame is the envy of every other Knicks fan, Knicks celebrity fan.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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The Emerald, Jameson notes, portrays both envy and passion in every sip.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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While Brandon Hagel has been suspended and a number of jarring hits have taken place, there is another level of intensity and hatred around the corner.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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