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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Possibly further fueling Jones’s resentment, he had been named in two inspector general Investigations in 2022.—
Emmet C. Davitt,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
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This is largely because of the general resentment surrounding Paul, not because of his heelish actions inside the ring, but because of his controversial actions outside of it.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 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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The project educates students about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and the importance of standing against all forms of prejudice.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Republicans such as our current president spew contempt like volcanoes of hatred, prejudice and madness.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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