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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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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of jealousy was in the 13th century
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