as in resented
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living
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His main rivals were Sunni Islamists who resented rule by Hafez’s Alawite minority.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2024 -
The jury probably resented being there.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Envied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envied. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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