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
However, psychotherapist Stephanie Sarkis warns these plot lines normalize secrecy, jealousy and betrayal.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But—of course—jealousy and chaos ensue.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
On the dark side, themes of jealousy, attraction and obsession are at the heart of this revelatory synergy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What followed was two and a half viral minutes of the kind of shrieking that would send Peppa Pig into a jealousy spiral.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But—of course—jealousy and chaos ensue.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
On the dark side, themes of jealousy, attraction and obsession are at the heart of this revelatory synergy.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What followed was two and a half viral minutes of the kind of shrieking that would send Peppa Pig into a jealousy spiral.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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So, for example, the Republicans who have the highest racial resentment against Black Americans are the most likely to be morally disengaged from Democrats.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Try to temper your resentment by remembering that the lingering presence of the sandbox is not about you.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being consumed by negative emotions like envy or engaging in spiteful behavior does nobody any good.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bleary-eyed arrivals fresh off their third flight grin with anticipation as those on their way out, sporting a tan, look on in envy.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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