as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
Lisa's enviousness of Debra's athletic achievements was obvious to all of their friends
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Noun
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However, psychotherapist Stephanie Sarkis warns these plot lines normalize secrecy, jealousy and betrayal.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025 -
But—of course—jealousy and chaos ensue.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Examples abound of men with histories of misogyny – often expressed online – who go on to commit violent crimes in the name of their hatred.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As something of a queen of curtain bangs, Suki Waterhouse is used to inspiring major hair envy.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hope, set over one year in 2013, tells the story of the Greenspans, who are the envy of Brookline, Massachusetts, an idyllic and idealistic suburb west of Boston.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Failure to do so may cause resentment, misunderstandings, and passive aggressively loud blender usage.—
Sarah Schmelling,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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But old resentments surface before long, escalating into a fist fight.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Enviousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enviousness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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