jaundice

noun

ˈjȯn-dəs How to pronounce jaundice (audio)
Definition of jaundicenext
as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will the jaundice in the eyes of the two feuding neighbors was enough to kill crabgrass

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Recent Examples of jaundice The most common adverse effects were jaundice, abdominal pain, and nausea. — Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 29 May 2026 In October 2024, Loki got sick—jaundice. — Nitin Murali, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Hepburn almost died, suffering from jaundice, anemia, rheumatism, and edema. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 This yellowing may look like jaundice. — Brandi Jones, Health, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jaundice
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  1. hostility
  2. grudge
  3. hatred
  4. bitterness
Noun
  • Examining the harder chapters of our history is not the same as hostility toward America.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on June 14 to halt hostilities, prompting gas to fall back below $4 a few days later.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • Any person in Nathan’s position would be justified in feeling angry, but the fact that the person in question is Nathan — famously an explosive grudge-holder — only makes matters worse.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Despite all of the damage that Mindich’s case has done to Fire Point’s reputation, Shtilerman holds no grudge against him.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of grudge
Noun
  • Shifrin, too, had once only seen the mountain as a symbol of hatred.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • But although few, then, could possibly have foreseen the cataclysm of the twentieth-century wars, the hatred was already there in the anti-semitism of old France, in the divisions over Dreyfus.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of hatred
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  • As olives ripen, their oil content increases, texture softens and flavor becomes milder and less bitter – with the bitterness due to naturally occurring compounds called oleuropeins.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Mexican Americans have long risen up to defend ourselves and defy our haters, but there’s usually an underlying strain of bitterness and anger that kneecaps us at the worst possible moments.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of bitterness

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